English

I stared

Chris Taljaard 2013-12-04

"I stared
at the stark
naked
lamppost,
grim
and felt the light
begin
to dim."

Franci Vosloo 2013-12-04 "The poet thus becomes the text, inhabits the text and becomes part of the articulations and rhythms of the text." Franci Vosloo discusses why Skinned is a good representation of Krog's oeuvre and the essence of Krog's poetics.

Announcing the 2013 European Union literary award winner

2013-11-28 Participating European Union members and Jacana Media are delighted to announce Penny Busetto as the winner of the 2013 European Union Literary Award for 2013 .

Through realms of scattered verse

Chris Taljaard 2013-11-27

"Through realms of scattered verse
I lead processions in a pale hearse
of images of penultimate
rapture"

Cape Town roller derby

Réney Warrington 2013-11-25 “These are some pics from a mock up bout that the girls put together at the Rockabilly Festival in Cape Town.”

White-washed equality

Michael Fargher, Naomi Meyer 2013-11-22 “A fact particularly relevant to South Africa is that being born white (not just white and wealthy) also grants better access to opportunity. For South Africa to move on, we all need to acknowledge this fact. And it is a fact.”

Netpoets 2.0

Rentia Bartlett-Mohl 2013-11-20 Write a poem with the theme “the internet”. Use the internet as a medium to look at how we read and write poetry in the digital age.

Birdsong

Heidi Henning 2013-11-20 "Long into the afternoon shadows
As I search through the dark pool of sounds
for the same lost call."

RQTN: Simplicity with French flair

Christopher Udemans 2013-11-12 “You probably haven’t heard of RQTN. The name is far from ubiquitous in South African musical circles. However, this regional anonymity is not due to a lack of talent. Far from it. It’s a matter of proximity. The one-man musical project hails from France, some 9 000 km away.”

The War at Home: An interview with Bill Nasson

Bill Nasson, Naomi Meyer 2013-11-12 "Some (black people) were loyal and trusted servants of Boer families, others were participants in the running of the camp system. You could say that there were divided loyalties. Or, that for some there were no loyalties – they were just doing their best to get through the war."

2013 ACT Lifetime Achievement Awards: Winner profiles

2013-11-12 “The Arts & Culture Trust named author Elsa Joubert as the 2013 winner of the ACT Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature, sponsored by Media24 Books, in Johannesburg today.”

Finding the writer where the stories begin

Thelma Mort, Linda Rode 2013-11-11 An interview with award-winning South African author Linda Rode about the award-winning book In die Nimmer-Immer Bos / In the Never Ever Wood.

October by Réney Warrington: Photos of book launch

2013-11-11 Réney Warrington’s October (published by Protea) was launched on 8 November 2013 at Bibliophilia in Woodstock, Cape Town. Réney Warrington was in conversation with Izak de Vries. Hannelie Coetzee shared her photos of the evening with LitNet.

Review: For the Mercy of Water

Elzette Steenkamp 2013-11-04 "Inspired by Jayes’s experience as a newspaper journalist covering events in the Middle East, For the Mercy of Water is concerned with the ways in which control over access to water can be used as a political tool."

Sunset

Heidi Henning 2013-10-29 "The rays of light have become irresponsible
They sparkle with a slightly more subtle shine"

Blossoms of the Savannah by HR Ole Kulet

Annie Gagiano Boekrubrieke 2013-10-29

"Ole Kulet evinces profound admiration of most aspects of Maa lifestyle and tradition, and the fact that he writes this novel from an insider’s perspective strengthens the validity of his balanced representation of a fraught issue and a valuable African culture."

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