SARAH UHEIDA

Monday 19 October at 19:30 SAST

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Sarah Uheida is 22 years old and was born in Tripoli, Libya. She is a poet and experimental memoirist currently completing her undergraduate degree in English Studies and Psychology at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. At the age of 13, Sarah and her family escaped the Libyan civil war and immigrated to South Africa where she is still currently residing. Her work has appeared in the literary journals New Contrast, Blindeye, Eunoia Review, The Shore, fresh.ink., Plume, the South African, Sonder Midwest, Stone Thursday, Everyday Fiction, Wend, and Flock.

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HUGH HODGE "The Compleat Hodge-Podge"

Monday 12 October at 19:30 SAST

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Hugh Hodge was born in Tavistock Devon, schooled at Rondebosch Boys’ High and graduated from Essex University, majoring in Russian literature and language, the metaphysical poets and modern American prose. Until recently he was the perennial host at Off-the-Wall poetry in Observatory (CT), curating a welcoming environment for fledgling poets and an important space for established poets to test their wares. That Off-the-Wall continues to go from strength to strength is a testimony to the foundations he has laid. Hugh has served as Editor of New Contrast. His poetry has been widely published.

In our 12 October OtW Zoom reading we will be celebrating Hugh’s work in The Compleat Hodge-Podge. Jacques Coetzee will host and Geoff Haresnape, Keith Gottschalk, Oliver Findlay Price, Julia Kramer, and Tauriq Jenkins will be the main readers. There will also be contributions from others in the second half of the evening.

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ROCHÉ KESTER

Monday 05 October at 19:30 SAST

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Roché Kester is a writer living in Pretoria. Her poetry has been published in the UWC Creates anthology This is my land. Her prose has been featured in POWA’s Women’s Writing anthology Sisterhood, and she has performed at various events and locations around Cape Town. She was the curator of the weekly poetry event, Grounding Sessions. She also co-curated #CocreatePoetica at the Open Book Festival 2016 and has been active in organising arts events in Cape Town.

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