Phelelani Makhanya

Join us for the Launch of Blood Skin Bones — the new collection from Phelelani Makhanya.

Phelelani Makhanya is a writer and poet from Kwa-Maphumulo, KZN. His work has been published in major South African literary journals including New Contrast, Botsotso, Stanzas, New Coin and the AVBOB Poetry Project. He has three published poetry collections — 'This Time I Shall Not Cry', 'My Father's Blazer', and the recently published 'Blood Skin Bones' — with a fourth, 'The Village Watch', due in September. His literary accolades include 2nd place in the National Poetry Prize, a shortlisting for the Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Prize, the DJ Opperman Award, the New Coin Poetry Prize, and the Achmat Dangor Literary Prize.

Time: 19.30, 27 July

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