{"id":42943,"date":"2026-04-30T09:40:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/?p=42943"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:39:37","slug":"a-womans-voice-in-verse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2026\/04\/30\/a-womans-voice-in-verse\/","title":{"rendered":"A woman\u2019s voice in verse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Local poet Maseeha Kolia recently launched her book The Odyssey of a Woman at <strong>Ekhaya Guest House<\/strong> <strong>in Ballito<\/strong>. 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