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Observations of an ornithologist
In this week’s poem blog, John Eppel renders our feathered friends in lyrical detail.
Poetry and poverty: an interview with Kole Omotoso
‘It doesn’t matter how much you may say that poetry or novels have nothing to do with politics; politics has a lot to do with you and therefore you cannot be indifferent to it.’ Kavish Chetty interviews Kole Omotoso at the Dancing in Other Words festival.
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Tagged Dancing in Other Words, Kole Omotoso, Nigerian, poetry, postcolonial, Poverty
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‘It’s not my show!’: Marthinus Basson on Dancing in Other Words.
Louis Roux chats to radical theatre director, Marthinus Basson, about his role in orchestrating poets, artists and a magician for the upcoming Dancing in Other Words poetry festival at Spier.
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Tagged Dancing in Other Words, Marthinus Basson, poetry, poetry festival
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Remembering Stephen Watson: A Legacy at Risk
On the two year anniversary of the death of poet and scholar Stephen Watson, David Tyfield reflects on the implications of this loss to South African English poetry.
