Some new perspectives on the Soweto uprising: H. M. L. Lentsoane’s poem “Black Wednesday” (“Laboraro le lesoleso”)

The epic poem about the Soweto uprising, “Laboraro le lesoleso”, written in Sepedi (Northern Sotho) by H. M. L. Lentsoane has only recently been translated into English by Biki Lepota as “Black Wednesday” and published in the anthology Stitching a whirlwind (2018). In this article I suggest that, b...

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Main Author: Antjie Krog
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association 2022-09-01
Series:Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
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Online Access:https://letterkunde.africa/article/view/12197