Nondwe Mpuma is from Lubaleko EmaXesibeni. She is a lecturer and PhD candidate in the English department at the University of the Western Cape. Her debut collection, Peach Country, was published in 2022 by uHlanga Press. Her poetry has been published in South Africa and in the United States. Her poem “Home” won the 2017 Patricia Schonstein Poetry in McGregor Award. She is currently based in Cape Town where she co-hosts the weekly readings for The Red Wheelbarrow.
Instagram: @nondwe
