Samuel Chimsoro (13 February 1949 – 6 July 2016) was a Zimbabwean poet and novelist who published in both English and Shona.
[1][2][3][4] Chimsoro was born on 13 February 1949,[4] in Mrewa in the Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe (then known as Rhodesia).
He worked for the government of Zimbabwe before moving to the National University of Science and Technology (NUST).
In the same year he published a Shona-language short story, "Hoyiyo ne Hohwa", which would later be used for instruction in primary schools.
Chimsoro's works deal with themes of colonialism, racial discrimination, and Zimbabwean politics.