ukuhlikihla amehlo kutshengisa ukuthi wayehlengezela inyembezi ekhala. kodwa njengoba kusaziwa umuntu oyindoda kaze akhala ephumisela ehlaba umkhosi, kuthiwa ezendoda ziwela esifubeni lanxa edabuke kakhulu. no we not! in nature we there people who leaved peacefully in the community with love and passion towards each other, we leaved with no fear of anything but to take good care of each other's property. with its long--standing commitment towards nurturing a culture of reading and writing poetry, especially amongst the youth, poetry africa invites primary to high school learners to take up the exciting opportunity of submitting material for the poetry competition which is held in conjunction with the festival. there is no particular topic for the poems and they can be written in english, zulu or afrikaans. no more than two poems per learner will be accepted, with a maximum length of one a4 page per poem -- illegible entries will not be considered.