Harry Owen

Monday Nov 11, 19.30: Originally from UK, where he was the inaugural Poet Laureate for Cheshire, Harry Owen moved to South Africa in 2008.

Outspoken in his commitment to the natural world and a passionate advocate of poetry, he is the author of ten collections, most recently Thicket: shades from the Eastern Cape, and for….

He has edited three anthologies – I Write Who I Am: an anthology of Upstart poetry; For Rhino in a Shrinking World; and Coming Home: poems of the Grahamstown diaspora.

For many years Harry hosted Reddits Poetry in Grahamstown. He holds a PhD in Creative Writing and lives near Stellenbosch. Join on Zoom!

Alan Finlay

Monday November 4, 19:30: Alan Finlay is a South African poet living in Argentina, working as a writer, researcher and editor on issues of media freedoms and internet rights. His poems have appeared in various journals in South Africa and abroad, and six collections of his poetry have been published by small presses.

Over the years he has founded and edited a number of literary publications, including Bleksem and donga (co-edited with Paul Wessels). His latest chapbook collection, The cactus of a bright sky, was published by Dye Hard Press in 2021. Join on Zoom!

Nick Mulgrew

Nick Mulgrew was born in Durban in 1990, and lives in Edinburgh. Since 2014 he has run uHlanga, a small poetry press. He is the author of six books, most recently Tunnel, a novel. His most recent poetry release is Panic Attacks, a pamphlet from If A Leaf Falls Press in London. Join on Zoom!