Published Work & Other Mentions

Books

Zikr | uHlanga Press (2018)

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Other Prose

Poetry

  • ‘My Grandmother Breaks Her Hip’. Poems Rethabile Likes
  • Four poems by Saaleha Idrees Bamjee, from Zikr
  • ‘Old Man Bhamjee’. The Red Wheelbarrow Poetry
  • ‘One More Poem About the Science of Sourdough Starters’. Ons Klyntji. Minus Die Virus. 2020. Jaargang 124
  • ‘Postcards from the USA (Pre Covid-19)’. Ons Klyntji. Minus Die Virus. 2020. Jaargang 124
  • ‘One More Poem About the Science of Sourdough Starters’. CORONA TIMES WORDS FROM THE PANDEMIC. Yacoob Manjoo. 2020. p.20
  • ‘three haikus on visiting my aunt in PE’. Ons Klyntji. Passport. 2019. Jaargang 123
  • ‘Still’. Ons Klyntji. Passport. 2019. Jaargang 123
  • ‘Forgiveness’. Ons Klyntji. Passport. 2019. Jaargang 123
  • A Journey By Rail (Tangier). BA High Life Magazine. November 2018
  • ‘Bombs’. Ons Klyntji. 2018. Jaargang 122
  • ‘The Book of Spells (a found poem)’. Ons Klyntji. 2018. Jaargang 122
  • ‘A Proposal’. Ons Klyntji. 2018. Jaargang 122
  • ‘Navigation’. Ons Klyntji. 2018. Jaargang 122
  • ‘The Shift’. Poetry Potion
  • ‘Almost Joburged’. Mail & Guardian. Restless Cities Special Feature. December 21 2017 to January 4 2018. p.2
  • Listen to “I cannot eat dates without wondering” on www.accidentalmuslims.com
  • ‘you are a wilderness’. Ons Klyntji. 2017-18. Jaargang 121
  • ‘Ectopic’. Ons Klyntji. 2017-18. Jaargang 121
  • ‘Every single one of us’. The Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Anthology Vol VII. Johannesburg: Jacana Media. p.7. 2017
  • ‘Old Man Tears’. The Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Anthology Vol VII. Johannesburg: Jacana Media. p.8. 2017
  • ‘After the miscarriage’. Voices of this Land, An Anthology of South African Poetry in English. Second Edition. Van Schaik Publishers. p.171. 2017
  • ‘the good life’. Illuminations Magazine 32 (Special South African Issue). Summer 2017. p.136
  • ‘Grandpa’. Illuminations Magazine 32 (Special South African Issue). Summer 2017. p.137
  • ‘I Watch a Man Bathing’. Illuminations Magazine 32 (Special South African Issue). Summer 2017. p.138
  • ‘Love Lessons From the Kitchen’ Aerodrome. July 12 2017
  • ‘Recovery’. New Coin. Vol. 52 (2), December 2016. p.53
  • ‘Soundtracks’. Ons Klyntji. August 2016
  • ‘Elephants’. Ons Klyntji. August 2016
  • ‘Losing’. New Coin. Vol. 52 (1), June 2016. p.84
  • ‘Economy Class’. New Coin. Vol. 52 (1), June 2016. p.84
  • ‘The Disappearing Man’. New Contrast. Vol 44. No1. Autumn 2016.
  • ‘Waiting’. New Contrast. Vol 44. No1. Autumn 2016.
  • ‘the good life’. Aerodrome. May 03 2016
  • ‘Hagiography’. Aerodrome. March 15 2016
  • ‘The Phone Call’. The Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Anthology Vol V. Johannesburg: Jacana Media. 2015
  • ‘Grandpa’. Ons Klyntji. August 2015
  • ‘After the Miscarriage’. New Coin. Vol. 50 (2), December 2014. p.99
  • ‘By Heart’. New Coin. Vol. 50 (2), December 2014. p.100
  • ‘By Heart’. The Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Anthology Volume IV. Johannesburg: Jacana Media. p.11. 2014
  • ‘Kisses’. The Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Anthology Volume IV. Johannesburg: Jacana Media. p.12. 2014
  • ‘Secret’. The Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Anthology Volume IV. Johannesburg: Jacana Media. p.14. 2014
  • ‘The Old Lion’. Ons Klyntji. August 2014. p.66
  • ‘3 Places Old Poets Go To Die’. Ons Klyntji. August 2014. p.66
  • ‘My Father’s Tumour’. New Contrast. No 165 Vol. 42 (1). p.12
  • ‘Fathers Love Your Sons’, Audio teaser for Pen Powered Mic I
  • ‘I cannot eat dates’. Ons Klyntji. August 2013. p.90
  • ‘Morning’. New Coin. Vol. 49 (1), June 2013. p.69
  • ‘My husband whose’. New Coin. Vol. 49 (1), June 2013. p.70
  • ‘God’. New Coin. Vol. 49 (1), June 2013. p.70
  • ‘Our house is not child-friendly’. New Contrast. No 162 Vol. 41 (2). p.54
  • ‘The Geary Street apartment’. Loop. Issue 2, May 2013. p.15
  • ‘Arabic Lessons in Egypt’. Poetry Potion. Print Quarterly 2013.01. p.21
  • ‘My Grandmother Breaks Her Hip’, Badilisha Poetry
  • ‘Dear Katy’, Badilisha Poetry Radio
  • ‘My Grandmother Breaks Her Hip’. The Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Anthology Volume II. Ed. Liesl Jobson. Johannesburg: Jacana Media. p.1. 2012
  • ‘Growing bones’. Poetry Potion. Issue 04. p.21. 2012
  • ‘For those who just never got it’. Times Live. 22 February 2011
  • ‘Blood Soaked’. Poetry Potion. APADC Writing Prompt. 24.08.1
  • ‘After All These Years’. Al Huda. Makutano Publications. Quarterly Edition, Volume 10, Edition  2 March 2009
  • ‘Random Thoughts’. The Golden Wings, An Anthology of World Poetry. Allahabad, India: Cyberwit.net. p.243. 2002

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