127pp., paperback, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 2020
ISBN: 9781496219602
Poems
“The author’s focus on blood as both the root and the salve for violence is an ingenious metaphor employed throughout the book under numerous guises. Veronica Schorr, New York Journal of Books
South African poet, healer and spiritual guide Thabile Makue was the 2016–17 Current State of Poetry National South African Slam champion. Their debut collection, i know how to fix myself, was published in 2017 as part of the African Poetry Book Fund's New-Generation African Poets chapbook box set Nne. They are currently Chief Communications and Strategy Officer at Reimagine Freedom and live in Los Angeles, USA.