Thando Fuze

Thando Fuze is a spoken word artist, writer, curator and author of Conversations with The Human which is her debut self-published collection of poems. Fuze was born and bred in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, a place known as South Africa's playground. She is the founder and director of Fuze Art, a literary arts and performance company prioritizing works by female artists. Her work explores topics around identity & individualism, sexuality & gender (in)equality and politics which all follow a theme of love in different forms. In 2016 Fuze started the project, SHEfted Minds, a platform solely created for female artists to showcase their creative works. She also works with various schools and colleges as a Peer Educator in and around the Pinetown area setting up poetry platforms used as safe zones for the youth to discuss issues affecting them, using spoken word as the medium of choice.

Featured in: Aloud w/ Hear My Voice and NSW Poetry Slam Final