<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Republic of South Africa is a land that I now know. From the mountains desert ocean and grassy plains are images that I dreamed of instead of studying. A home of many cultures and ideas that match its beauty. In these pages you will find some love strength beauty and humor mixed in with a little pain. </strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Imagine twenty-two different opinions of the same painting! Today we bring you twenty-two writers sharing their words in South African verses.</strong></p><p></p><p>Authors in South African Verses</p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Alta H. Haffner</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>James N. McManus</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Brett Fish Anderson</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Vijayan Vengadachellam </strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sonia Naidoo</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Richard J. Mann</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Vishnu Kristna</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Ekta Somera</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Kivash Hariram</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Gavin Prinsloo</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Verosha Sewpaul-Naicken</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Cassandra Johst-Saayman</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Stuthukile Mkhize</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Mervin M. Francis</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sarita Mathur</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sinobom Vutha</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Bianca Nikita</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>MaShezee</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Zubair Bobat</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Timia Chetty</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Willhelm </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Foreword</strong></p><p>Charles R. Haffner</p><p><strong>Intern (Co-editor and Curator)</strong></p><p>Ekta Somera</p><p></p>