AZANIAN LOVE SONG

“People who love poetry which cries out from the depth of the heart and soul, complaining of man’s inhumanity to man; of the pain of the orphan … of the phantom dreams of chained people, of Africa and its sons and daughters … will find a spirtuality rich mixture in this book of poetry..

The greatness of these poems lies in the power of the poet’s tongue. He speaks with the mystic’s spellbinding language which never fails to move the strings of the heart.” The Horizon

“Don Mattera’s poetry has a wild life in it, an urgent pace and vivid imagery . ….He writes of the destruction of Sophiatown, the children gunned down in Soweto and Sharpeville; what it is like to live in a slum; what it is like to be oppressed, banned, exiled.” Rand Daily Mail

“This is not mere poetry or a tirade against the oppressor, but a message of hope from a son of the oppressed… It is strong poetry because it is biographical. The poet has felt the involvement of the struggle…” Al Qalam newspaper

“Azanian Love Song remains an important work of art – both at an aesthetic and a political level. It has been worth to wait 22 years for it to appear. The Star