impepho press is pre-launching an early sniff at The Frightened by Lethokhule Msimang. Come and meet our new author.
@PoetryAfrica
#NoSmokeWithoutAStory






impepho press is pre-launching an early sniff at The Frightened by Lethokhule Msimang. Come and meet our new author.
@PoetryAfrica
#NoSmokeWithoutAStory
Betony Adams: INGRID AND THE SEA
Connor Cogill: CONTINENT WITHOUT A NAME
Stephen Devereux: 2020
Stephen Devereux: A SIMPLE REQUEST
Michael Fridjhon: AN OLD MATADOR COUNSELS A YOUNG TOREADOR AGAINST REMAINING IN THE PROFESSION
Meshalini Govender: “FROM WHERE?
Busisiwe Mahlangu (@busimahlangu) : I WEAR MOTHER’S BONES
Nedine Moonsamy: CANCER HAS A COLOUR
David Schmidt: DOOR OF NO RETURN
Melissa Sussens: A NEW VETERINARIAN SPENDS A COMPULSORY YEAR WORKING AT A SLAUGHTERHOUSE
S/O to the jidges: Saaleha Idrees Bamjee, Uhuru Portia Phalafala, Meg Vandermerwe.
Tolu Agbelusi and vangile gantsho discuss poetry and their poetic practice in the second of a short series of ‘poets in conversation’.
impepho press brought you so many beautiful poems this year. this is how we continue to survive this time of breathlessness… through poetry
#InPoetryWeHope a Virtual World Poetry Day
Women of Words Festival (day 1)
Women of Words Festival (day 2)
And don’t forget to check out our Youtube page for the 21 Days 21 Poets (make that over 40 poets) Lockdown companion…Yep!
Stay Safe!
#InPoetryWeHope
#NoSmokeWithoutAStory
#PoetryAfrica2020 #MeetThePoets
Sarah Godsell (@sdgodsell) is a historian, poet, healer, mother, and activist.. She lectures History at the Wits School of Education, where she is privileged to work with the next generations of brilliant students who will be South Africa’s teachers. She obtained her PhD in History in 2015 from the University of the Witwatersrand. She has two volumes of poetry published: Seaweed Sky (2016) by Poetree Publications, and Liquid Bones (2018) by impepho press. She is co-chair of the Wits School of Education transformation committee, and co-champion of the WSoE decolonisation research garden. She believes in collectively building a better world, and though often pulled down, constantly chooses up.
Catch her on Wednesday the 14th of Oct 2020 – 7pm at this year’s 24th edition of Poetry Africa.
#poetryafrica2020 #poetry4socialchange
Stream for free here at 5pm today:
https://bokmassan.se/programs/joburg-literature-special-hear-my-voice/
or here: https://bokmassan.se/programs/bodies-under-siege-spoken-word-musik-fran-sydafrika
This is one for the history books.
Thank you so much to the following entities for making this production possible Embassy of Sweden in Pretoria, Olof Palme International Center, The South African State Theatre, Ramus, National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC), Rum för poesi på Bokmässan Play, Bokmässan Göteborg
Source: Hear My Voice
vangile gantsho, Christie van Zyl and Ramatswi Solly accompanied by Concord Nkabinde, Phuti Sepuru, David Klaasen
Sat 26 Sept 17:00-18:00
Watch: bokmassan.se
More: hearmyvoice.co.za/blog/post?id=25
vangile gantsho, Christie van Zyl and Ramatswi Solly accompanied by Concord Nkabinde, Phuti Sepuru, David Klaasen
Sat 26 Sept
17:00-18:00
Watch: bokmassan.se
More:
#ImPRESSivePoets
25 & 26 September 2020 schedule
Please buy your tickets at Quicket: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/114998-women-of-words-online-poetry-festival/
#NoSmokeWithoutAStory