Dark Lines of History is a work of a ventriloquist who uses both the Bible and oracle cards to dig into people’s pasts, present and futures. For personal purposes, he also occasionally throws bones. Some of these ‘rare moments’ are translated into poems that not only offer personal healing but also serve as media through which he transverses alternative worlds of thoughts. This collection is a creative engagement with his isiXhosa heritage from both personal and historical perspectives. That is the platform that Dark Lines of History utilises, a creative ownership of both individual and collective histories.
U-YAQHEKEKA INGQAYI yincwadi yamabali amafutshane nazoba umntu njengengqayi ekufuneka inonotshelwe. Kwantu kuyaziywa uhlobo ingqayi ebunjwa ngalo, kwakunye neendlela esetyenziswa ngayo. Ithi ke yakuwa ingqayi yophuke, konakale into eninzi. Bambi ke baye benze amacebo alusizi ukuzama ukubuyisela loo ngqayi kwisimo sayo, besazi nje ukuba ilulutho kangakanani na.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Sithembele Isaac Xhegwana is an award-winning South African poet presently working as a curator for Amazwi South African Museum of Literature. His debut novel, ‘The Faint-Hearted Man’ was published by Buchu Books in 1991 and was long-listed for the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa.
ULungisile Mselana ngowaseQonce. Ungumbhali weencweadi ezimbini. Eyokuqala nethi, IZENJANA yayiyingqokelela yemibongo eyashicellelwa ngabakwa-Calabash Printer ngonyaka wama-2018. Le yincwadi yamabali amafutshane, iyincwadi yakhe yesibini.
