Winged Words

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ISBN 978-1-998959-12-9 (Print) | R100.00

ISBN 978-1-998959-13-6 (eBook) | R100.00

Illustrator: Vulindlela Nyoni

Author: John Samuel

Abstract: 

This poetic collection by John Samuel exploresthe profound relationality between birds,language, culture, and human emotion through aunique fusion of natural observation and lyricalartistry. Rooted in the onomatopoeic andsymbolic naming traditions of Southern Africanlanguages, the work celebrates the expressiveessence of birds like the red-chested cuckoo(uphezukomkhono), the bateleur (ingqanga), andthe fork-tailed drongo (intengu), drawingconnections between their behavior, theircultural significance, and the richness of poeticinterpretation.