My Name” by Magoleng wa Selepe: Questions and Answers
Jul 26, 2024 · “My Name” by Magoleng wa Selepe is a poignant reflection on identity and cultural erasure. The poem, written from the perspective of a woman with a traditional Xhosa name, highlights the challenges she faces when her name is deemed too difficult to …
‘My Name’ by Magoleng wa Selepe - African Heritage
Jan 18, 2012 · To this day, the tradition has remained… most Africans would have three or four names: their family name, and their given name, plus the European first name and in some cases a European middle name as well. The poem below entitled ‘ My name ‘ by the South African poet Magoleng wa Selepe captures this very well. My Name
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Jul 31, 2018 · The South African poet Magoleng wa Selepe captures the power of colonialism to shape people’s identities in the poem “My Name.” In the poem, you will find words and phrases in English, Xhosa (a South African language), and Afrikaans (the main language of the Dutch-settler-descended population and of the apartheid government).
My Name Poem by Magoleng wa Selepe: Questions and Answers
Aug 26, 2021 · My Name Poem by Magoleng wa Selepe: Questions and Answers. Nomgqibelo Ncamisile Mnqhibisa. Look what they have done to my name … The burly bureaucrat was surprised. ‘Wat is daai, sê nou weer?’. And my name is Nomgqibelo Ncamisile Mnqhibisa.’. Messiah, help me! but to this man it is trash… Maria … I … Nomgqibelo Ncamisile Mnqhibisa.
“My Name” by Sandra Cisneros excerpted from The House on Mango Street In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting. It is like the number nine. A muddy color. It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing.
Say My Name: A Look at Name Poems - The Poetry Lab
Jun 18, 2022 · A deep dive into the power of names and the meaning behind them. From exploring the dual-image of the poet and the world, to misnaming and reclaiming one's own name, Say My Name: A Look at Name Poems explores the complexities of name identity.
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Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi — Say My Name | The On Being …
Oct 26, 2020 · In this poem, the poet calls on place, ancestors, and history to bear witness to the dignity of their name. They recall how their ancestors “acknowledged my roots grew in two / places” and how their name “is the definition of resilience.”
Say My Name - The On Being Project
Oct 26, 2020 · This poem was originally read in the Poetry Unbound episode “ Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi — Say My Name.” Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi aka Vika Mana, is a proud Torres Strait Islander and Tongan storyteller that takes many forms. They descend from the Zagareb and Dauareb tribes of Mer Island and the village of Fahefa in Tonga.
‘You have to put water in it:’ Name Poems - The Chicago Poetry …
Jan 28, 2024 · My Name Means by Kathleen M. My friends know how to say my name the closest. My dad says my name the most beautifully; it’s like a nice stack of roses. When he says my name, it sounds like knows every bit detail of me. Alhough, whenever people get mad, they say my name in a low-toned voice, it’s easy to see when someone is mad at me.