Despite coming from a family of revered politicians and being the daughter of the world's most prolific statesman, the late Nelson Mandela, Zindzi was an amazing human being whose life will continue to be celebrated for centuries to come.
She impacted several lives and influenced society through her marvelous poetry.
Poetry is well known for its uniqueness and ability to relay a message no other art form can.
The Afro Poetry Times October edition is celebrating Zindzi and her amazing poetry.
The Afro Poetry Times is a monthly magazine that celebrates and promotes African poetry and the literary arts.
A look into Zindzi's poetry shows how her writing documents the struggle for human dignity fromthe perspective of a young black girl.
Zindzi's poetry anthology Black As I Am opens with A Tree Was Chopped Down , which pays tribute to her father.
It also explores the effects of growing up in a family whose structure had been bulldozed by the apartheid regime.
The restoration of the black family structure, heteronormative at the time, was an important aspect of the liberation movement. South Africa's economy was built and continues to exploit parents living away from their homes for economic reasons.
Under apartheid, influx control worsened the conditions of families because of restrictions on living together in urban centres.
This issue also features several deep thought poetry, interviews and stories about poets that matter.
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