Dark Lines of History

<p class=ql-align-justify>I am a ventriloquist who uses both the Bible and oracle cards to dig into people's pasts present and futures. For personal purposes I also occasionally throw bones. I translate some of these 'rare moments' into poems that not only offer personal healing but also serve as media through which I transverse alternative worlds of thoughts. This collection is a creative engagement with my Xhosa heritage from both personal and historical perspectives. That is the platform that <em>Dark Lines of History</em> utilizes a creative ownership of both individual and collective <em>histories.</em></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Sithembele Isaac Xhegwana<strong> </strong>is an award winning South African poet presently working as a curator for Amazwi South African Museum of Literature. His debut novel <em>The Faint-Hearted Man</em> was published by Buchu Books in 1991 and was longlisted for the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa. </p><p><br></p>