Who Wrote Nightfall in Soweto?

Poem 1. NIGHTFALL IN SOWETO by Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali.

What made Oswald Mtshali famous?

Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali, (born 1940, Vryheid, Natal, South Africa), South African poet who wrote in English and Zulu and whose work drew deeply upon the immediate experience of life in the Johannesburg township of Soweto. ... Mtshali's poetry inevitably reflects his harsh experiences under the apartheid regime.

How many lines does the poem nightfall have?

The poet, who is a representative of the black South Africans, sees himself as the prey and victim of all the cruelties perpetrated by night marauders. The poem which has 36 lines is divided into eight stanzas. It has no rhyme but some rhythm.

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