Monday, 29 April 2024

A person who lived in spirit


 

Who was Sinclair Beiles?


A reminder that Who was Sinclair Beiles?, edited by Gary Cummiskey and Eva Kolwaska, is still available from Clarke's in Cape Town. You can click on the link to order, or if you are in the area, why not pop into the store in Long Street in person! 

 

Wednesday, 17 April 2024

Animal eyeball 'a fantastic visual and linguistic collaboration'

 

Respected and acclaimed South African poet Kobus Moolman calls Animal eyeball 'fantastic visual and linguistic collaboration'. 

Animal eyeball is a free e-chapbook of seven cut-up prose poems accompanied by collages by UK artist Paul Warren.

It won't cost you anything to read, but it may take your mind to where it has never been before!

To access the book on Issuu click here.

You can also access and download a PDF version here.

Somewhere else in Pretoria


Dawie Malan in Pretoria has arrived his copy of Somewhere else by Gary Cummiskey, as well as other titles published by Dye Hard Press, including Pravasan Pillay's Chatsworth and Gary Cummiskey's Outside the Cave and Off-ramp.

A new love


 

Last few copies of Aiyo! still available


Pravasan Pillay's Aiyo! is still available at Clarke's in Cape Town - either order online or if you are in the area, pop into the shop in Long Street.

Copies are also available at The Commune bookstore in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. 

 

Monday, 15 April 2024

Chatsworth still available at Clarke's in Cape Town

 

Pravasan Pillay's much-acclaimed debut collection Chatsworth is still available at Clarke's Bookstore in Cape Town. Either order online or if you are in the area, why not pop into the shop in Long Street? 

Chatsworth is published by Dye Hard Press.


Friday, 12 April 2024

Somewhere else in Cape Town


Renowned South African poet Kobus Moolman has read his copy of Somewhere else by Gary Cummiskey and says: ' I love it. Just brilliant. .. to me the poems are as naked and clear and deep as water. Beautiful.'

Somewhere else is published by Graffiti Kolkata in India.

The cover collage and designed is by Paul Warren.

Monday, 01 April 2024

Somewhere else in safe hands in Nepal



Poet, publisher and bookseller Shiv Mirabito (left) with Arshad Siddiqui, in Kathmandu, Nepal,  holding, among others, my new poetry collection Somewhere else, published by Graffiti Kolkata, India.