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Sesotho poetry is a form of artistic expression using the written and spoken word practiced by the Basotho people in Southern Africa.Written poetry in the Sesotho language has existed for over 150 years however, the oral poetry has been practiced throughout Basotho history.
Khaketla then turned to poetry, with a collection titled 'Mantsopa, which was published by Oxford University Press in 1963. The collection is dedicated to her child, Matsoso Lesuhlana, who died in infancy. Some of the poems from ' Mantsopa were later included in a collection of Basotho writers, published as Lemuloana in 1971.
[8]: 34 Some participate in improvised poetry competitions such as the Central Asian aytysh, the North African Kabyle people's amusnaw, the Spanish repentismo , or the African Ewe people's halo. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In parts of the world they remain as custodians of culture despite rising literacy rates .
Heroic poetry of the Basotho, 1971; Pirates have become our kings: poems. Nairobi, Kenya : East African Pub. House, 1978. The ideophone in Southern Sotho, Berlin: Reimer, 1978. (tr.) Chaka by Thomas Mofolo. 1980. A seed must seem to die, 1981; From the pit of Hell to the spring of life, 1984; Thomas Mofolo and the emergence of written Sesotho ...
Sotho, for instance, while transgressing the national borders of the RSA, is on the other hand mainly spoken in the Free State, and bears a great amount of relation to the language of for example, Zulu. So the language cannot claim a national readership, while on the other hand being "international" in the sense that it transgresses the ...
Lithoko tsa Marena a Basotho (The praise poems of the Basotho kings), published 1921; Har'a libatana le linyamatsane (Among the predators and the prey) Co-authored Grammar of the Sesuto language. Bantu studies Vol. III. (Johannesburg: University of Witwatersrand press, 1927).
Puleng touched on a variety of themes in his poetry. His poem Bohwa bja ka "My Inheritance" was as protest against Apartheid. [12] The poetry of Puleng is recognized as being of "a high standard" and is recommended to be included in the high school curriculum and taught in high schools where Northern Sotho is spoken. [13]
During Masopha's lifetime he was commended for his bravery through numerous lithoko praise-poems. [45] Although the names of major chiefs are rarely given to boys by Basuto parents, Masopha's name is a prominent exception. [46] Songs and poetry honoring Masopha are also recited during Basuto male initiation rituals. [47]