Seitlhamo Motsapi, a South African poet whose works have been published in many anthologies and international journals, was born in 1966 in Bela Bela, Limpopo.
Motsapi's collection, earthstepper / the ocean is very shallow was published by Deep South in 1995 and reprinted in 2003. His poetry is characterised by social and political commitment.
an almost forgotten acquaintance
was in town recently
i noticed that it started raining
...
they finally laid him to rest
the little man without a kingdom or slaves
he lived in a house without mirrors or theories or velour
which is why from a distance
...
boy Marley
armed & ganjaras
soffly soffly his spliff a mystrical cloud
thirsty as he pores into the book
...