As the mortal remains of Baba Siddique were taken from their residence in Bandra for the funeral, Zeeshan broke down while offering Namaz-e-Janaza outside their home. Zeeshan Siddique, the ...

“This poem offers my briefest, clearest response to anyone who doesn’t yet see the value of poetry. I could say a lot more about it (and I have, many times over the years). But instead of spending ...

Then there are poems written in the voice of Baartman herself: a mix of Khoekhoe dialect words and euphonic, often musical, phrasing. This wide-ranging method has, almost necessarily, mixed results.

Jazz June. We Die soon.