Busisiwe Mahlangu

Busisiwe Mahlangu is a poet, performer, and dreamer from Mamelodi, Pretoria. She is the author of Surviving Loss, a poetry collection that was later adapted for theatre at the South African State Theatre Incubator Program.

Mahlangu was awarded the Inaugural South African National Poetry Prize (2020) and won the Tshwane Speak Out Loud Youth Poetry Competition (2016/2017). She has toured and shared her work internationally including USA, Sweden, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Nigeria. She hosts a bi-monthly poetry podcast, PoetsHubSA which is powered by the National Poet Laureate Hub. Busisiwe currently runs her business, ‘Busi Creates’ where she makes jewellery and beadwork.

Instagram: @busimahlangu_