African Cradle

18/04/2025

Happy Independence Day Zimbabwe!!!

28/03/2025

This week’s poem of the week is Broken Reflections by Nontobeko Mapuma.

Nontobeko Mapuma is a passionate storyteller with talents that span scriptwriting, creative writing, filmmaking, poetry, and authorship. She finds joy in weaving narratives that resonate deeply, whether on the page or screen. An avid reader and writer, Nontobeko thrives in spaces where creativity flourishes. When she’s not crafting stories, she can be found unwinding with a captivating series or immersing herself in the rhythm of music that inspires her next creation.

Poem of the Week is proudly brought to you by Shumba Literary Magazine, an initiative by Masibanda Pride.

21/03/2025

This week’s Poem of the Week is Fractured Innocence by Courage Elisha Karuma.

Courage Elisha Karuma is known for his thought-provoking and emotionally rich work, written from a passion for exploring human experience. He has been crafting poems since early teenagehood with hopes of uplifting readers and the society as a whole on a global scale. Courage published his first joint adventure with RuvaraShe Creative Writes on an anthology titled “Not ForgotTen, Remembered with Love”. He has so far managed to craft more poems after that. A former Msiteli High School student who just fell in love with word-crafting. His work is highly a reflective of social commentary, weaving together themes of love, religion, identity and spirituality.

14/03/2025

Week 2 Poem of the week:
Independence vs In-Dependence by Tawana Sibanda

Please check out the Shumba Literary Magazine site https://shumbaliterarymagazine.wordpress.com/

10/03/2025

It’s a brand new week and it’s time for brand new things. Introducing Shumba Literary Magazine’s Poem of the Week brought to you by Masibanda Pride in collaboration with the Artzi and The Write Space. Kickstarting this wonderful showcase opportunity for poets is ‘I am Still Here’ by Erica Goredema.
Erica Goredema graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Zimbabwe. Since then, she has worked as a freelance English educator. She has had three essays published by Kalahari reviews. She lives in Harare, Zimbabwe.

If you also want your poem to stand a chance to be the Poem of the Week, send your poem and a brief bio to [email protected]

https://shumbaliterarymagazine.wordpress.com/

08/03/2025

As we commemorate International Women’s Day, let’s take our time to support all the big and seemingly small dreams the wonderful ladies around us have. Start from where you are.

06/02/2025

Attention poets!!!! This is an opportunity for you. Go for it!

31/07/2024

It's happening today, only a few hours left.

Happening tomorrow at Af de Harare. 6 p.m.

29/07/2024

Welcome to the premiere episode of Critical Conversations with your host, Nyere Linda Du Barah. In this powerful piece she dives into the essential topic of ...

22/05/2024