BARBARA FAIRHEAD & JACQUES COETZEE

Monday 14 Feb 2022 at 19:30 SAST

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BARBARA FAIRHEAD is a sculptor, artist, poet, lyricist and novelist. Her three novels were published in New Mexico, USA by SunstonePress. These, as well as The Love Sheet, This Other Kin of Mine (poetry to be published shortly) and a book about a Rite of Passage called Rio Abajo Rio/River Beneath River, are available on Amazon. JACQUES COETZEE is a musician and a freelance editor and translator. In January 2018 he and Barbara Fairhead launched their joint anthology of poems, The Love Sheet, which was published by Hands On Books, an imprint of Modjaji. His first solo anthology, An Illuminated Darkness, was published by uHlanga Press in 2020.

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ATHOL WILLIAMS

Monday 07 Feb 2022 at 19:30 SAST

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Athol Williams is renowned for his literary and advocacy work to foster a more ethical society. He has authored 18 books, including 6 books of poetry. His most recent books, Whistleblowing and Deep Collusion stem from his experience of testifying against state capture and corruption, which eventually forced him into exile. He is a two-time winner of the Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award as well as four other literary awards. Over 100 of his poems have been published in journals and anthologies worldwide. Athol holds 6 degrees including masters from Oxford and Harvard. www.atholwilliams.com

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FINUALA DOWLING

Monday 13 Dec 2021 at 19:30 SAST

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Cape Town poet Finuala Dowling has spent most of her life teaching and writing. She has published five collections of poetry, including Pretend you Don’t Know Me, a new and selected volume. Her sixth novel, The Man Who Loved Crocodile Tamers, is due out in March 2022. Her online course, Six Ways to Think about a Poem, will be repeated soon.

Finuala's reading will be our last Off the Wall Poetry reading for 2021. Join Zoom Meeting If our featured poet agrees, their reading is recorded. The link to the recording will be sent to the members of our email distribution list after the reading. The recordings are broadcast via Radio Eerste River approximately two weeks after the relevant Off the Wall Poetry reading. Off the Wall Poetry - Cape Town's longest running poetry meetup - affiliated to The National Writers Association of South Africa Join Zoom Meeting