Weeping Becomes a River Ft. Siphokazi Jonas

Soul Salon with Ayandastood · May 13, 2026 · 1h 59m · transcript

If you've ever felt disconnected from your cultural roots, struggled with linguistic loss, or carried shame around not being "fluent enough" in your mother tongue — this Soul Session is a love letter to your becoming. Today, we sit down with the extraordinary poet Siphokazi Jonas — South African poet, playwright, producer, and author. author of the stunning book Weeping Becomes a River, for a profound exploration of storytelling, cultural reclamation, and the sacred art of invention. Siphokazi is a creator, a storyteller, an inventor who brings worlds into being through the fusion of poetry…