Fly in a beehive : poems / Thato Tshukudu.

Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe : Mwanaka Media and Publishing Pvt Ltd, [2018]

vi, 64 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Fly in a beehive is a cascade of truths dissecting an array of societal and personal subjects. The collection takes the reader through themes of gender, race, relationships, mental health and infidelity.

English

May 24, 2023

Winning poems; De wet street; Redemption ; Masculinity and other myths; Silent victim, silent suspect; Masculinity is a myth; {Untitled}; Beautiful beliefs; Survivor; So much for "All" girl magic; The pugilist reforms; Her beauty in 51 words; Hello beautiful; The appeal thesis; {Untitled}; Defence mechanism; Being black; Dinner at my friend's house; Arson; Oh look, i found the black ulnar nerve!; Black boy cries wolf; To the white ladies who ask me, "do you work here?"; Letter love and loss; Honey kisses at the beach; Impossible possible loveDeadly vows from a lonely widower; i wish i'd said; pillow remorse; Le Chatelier effect; Love like mosQUITo; poets bleed too; The moon killed the sun; i hate loving you; Why all cheaters are lemons; Death and depression; On the train back to Hatfield a poet pretends to heal a stranger; Prayer from loneliness; To the person who walked inside my room while i was sleeping and asked ... ; Some days; Depression, nights and suicide; Rose theory; Paper cuts; Five senses for the atheist; The day my friend lost his stutter; Magic tricks for attention; family fiends; Lonely Spirit; Our FatherWhen my father asked me ... ; Like silhouettes; Recursion.