<p><em>New Perspectives on Mazisi Kunene</em>&nbsp;shares with readers an interview inspired by correspondence and prolonged conversations on the telephone. The focus of this interview Mazisi Kunene is arguably one of Africa&#39;s greatest poets. Kunene&#39;s contributions to African literature as both scholar and artist remains significant given his commitment to writing in his indigenous Zulu language and translating his corpus into English. Ntongela Masilela a close friend to Kunene and scholar who has written extensively on Kunene oeuvre shares views that center primarily on Kunene&#39;s importance in African literature and his role and place in South African literary and cultural revolution.</p>