HARRY OWEN

Monday 03 May 2021 at 19:30 SAST

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Originally from the UK, where he had been appointed the inaugural Poet Laureate for Cheshire in 2003, Harry Owen moved to South Africa’s Eastern Cape in 2008 Outspoken in his commitment to the natural world and a passionate advocate of poetry, he is the author of eight collections, the three most recent being Small Stones for Bromley (2014); The Cull: new and resurrected poems (2017); and All Weathers (2019). He has edited three anthologies – I Write Who I Am: an anthology of Upstart poetry (2011); For Rhino in a Shrinking World: an international anthology (2013); and Coming Home: poems of the Grahamstown diaspora (2019). For more than twelve years, Harry hosted the popular monthly open floor event called Reddits Poetry in Grahamstown. He now lives near Stellenbosch.

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ADRÉ MARSHALL

Monday 26 April 2021 at 19:30 SAST

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Adré Marshall was born in the Eastern Cape and now lives in Cape Town. She has taught English at various universities including UCT, where she was awarded a Ph.D. Her poetry has been published in numerous journals, including Carapace, New Contrast, English Academy Review and Stanzas, and the anthologies Absolute Africa, Earth Africa, and Coming Home: Poems of the Grahamstown Diaspora. She has appeared as guest poet at the McGregor Poetry Festival and other events, and is author of a book on Henry James. Now retired, she does translation work and enjoys having more time for reading, writing and walking.

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SHAKESPEARE DAY - TAURIQ JENKINS

Monday 19 April 2021 at 19:30 SAST

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Tauriq has performed his poetry at various local festivals, including the National Arts Festival and the McGregor Poetry Festival. He is a well-established actor and has performed at many national and international festival stages. He is the founder of the Independent Theatre Movement of South Africa (ITMSA) and Shakespeare in Prison South Africa. He was awarded the prestigious International Davis Peace Prize in 2013 for groundbreaking theatre and rehabilitation work in South African prisons.

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