A Shovel,A Gun;And A Name

As is often the case in South Africa,a beautiful flower grows out of hard,dry ground.This volume,which arises out of the rough and dusty parts of KZN,has petals,colour,and sheen that will remain with you after reading it.

In this debut poetry collection,Shezzi deals with personal and public concerns.He harnesses free verse and unusual images,born out of his chequered and testing experiences,to convey what's in his heart,blood,bones and marrow.

At times the poems hold a somewhat charged conv...