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AFRICALITERATURE AFRICASouth AfricaAfrican poetrypoetrySL2010-09-06T11:45:24-07:002010-09-06T11:45:24-07:00http://www.sociolingo.com/?p=10985Poets, predominantly from South Africa and elsewhere on the African continent, will participate in the 14 th Poetry Africa international poetry festival in Durban from 4 to 9 October 2010.<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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