mmutle arthur kgokong

Pretoria, South Africa

mmutle arthur kgokong

Pretoria, South Africa

'ke Mmutle wa bo Rrakau, kgaitsadi a bo Ntshokonono, Matikana le Maribe. lefahla le Mmule. Setlogolo sa Makgosa le Mokgopo - ke Kgokong Ka Makgosa. leina la ka la se eng ke Arthur'

'Welcome to the lexical-galaxy!'

Mmutle Arthur Kgokong grew up in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, South Africa. He is currently based in Sunnyside, Pretoria/Tshwane. He has a background in History of Art and Theory of Literature acquired formally through the University of South Africa. Part of his literary studies included a course in creative writing. Although he initially wanted to study painting when he left high school in 1995 the period between 1996 and 1999 wherein he became an autodidact was persuasive enough in shaping his decision to pursue writing. In this blog he is preoccupied with what he calls abstract writing inspired by avant-garde Jazz:

If a jazz musician can play inside wherein the formalities are accepted and also have the leeway to play outside of expected boundaries in order to draw attention to the creativity process and the breadth of their musical instrument this can also be possible for a writer. Writing does not have to conform to expected norms and formalities, it can be experimental, actually when writing is experimental and nonsensical it is more fun and full of possibilities, plus, it can draw attention to its itself. A pause can be created in writings which have paucity - lack of expected normality, that even a season reader expects to encounter whenever they embark on reading as a concentrated activity thus challenged to reread a passage or the entire work. I believe that this is vital in a world under threat of 'speed' and 'compression' of textual communication.

In a parallel life to this one, Mmutle Arthur Kgokong works for the City of Tshwane as a Culture Officer responsible for Education and Development at the Pretoria Art Museum.

  • Work
    • Posthighdef'21
  • Education
    • BA with majors in Theory of Literature and Art History