Huge turnout for launch of He Said/ She Said at the Red Wheelbarrow

Well, it was a huge turnout for the launch of He Said/   /She Said at The Red Wheelbarrow in Cape Town last night, and 30 (signed) copies were sold!

He Said/   /She Said is also available from Dye Hard Press and will soon be available from Clarke's in Cape Town.

It is limited to 120 numbered copies, which are selling fast!

Wednesday night is the night!

Kobus Moolman is to read from his new chapbook He Said/  /She Said, published by Dye Hard Press.

Copies will be available for sale. 

Beyond Touch listed as a pick of the week for Pride Month

 

Arja Salafranca's poetry collection Beyond Touch, published in 2015 by Modjaji Books and Dye Hard Press, has been listed a pick of the week for Pride Month!

Congratulations, Arja!

Aiyo! in Cape Town

 

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. 

Please remember this is an edition limited to 100 numbered copies!

Outside the cave still available at Clarke's

 

Outside the cave: selected poems, by Gary Cummiskey, is still available at Clarke's Bookshop in Cape Town. You can either pop into the shop in person in Long Street, or order online.

Selected by renowned South African poet Kobus Moolman, Outside the cave brings together work by Gary Cummiskey from 1990 to 2020. 

Outside the cave is published by Dye Hard Press.

Kobus Moolman reading at the Red Wheelbarrow

Annoucement by The Red Wheelbarrow:

Kobus Moolman will be reading at 6 Spin Street Restaurant on Wednesday, 30 October at 7pm. 

Please RSVP here (free entry): https://forms.gle/Brf7NYxz44sihHnW6

Kobus Moolman will be launching his new chapbook, He Said /  / She Said (Dye Hard Press, 2024) on 30 October at 6 Spin Street at 7pm. His new collection is a limited edition chapbook with original artwork by Katherine Glenday. 

Kobus is Professor of Creative Writing in the Department of English Studies at the University of the Western Cape. He is an award-winning poet, playwright and short story writer. He has published nine previous collections of poetry, two collections of plays and a collection of short stories. Copies of the book will be on sale.

He Pleaded Ignorance

He did not know what the sky was made of.

He did not know what fire tasted like.

He did not know how far away from the earth the truth was.

He did not know how long a man could survive without any covering over his body. Such as skin.

He did not know the current market value of love.

He did not know the lengths a man would go to in order to find deception.

He did not know where it all came from.

Then he came up out of the water.

Then he found that he could still breathe. 

Even though it was air.

– Kobus Moolman (from He Said /  /She Said, Dye Hard Press, 2024)

As always, the reading by the featured poet will be followed by an open mic session for poets from the audience. Poets are welcome to read from their own work as well as from the work of a favourite poet.

 

Please note that 6 Spin Street offers a cash bar.

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Date: Wednesday, 30th October 2024

Time: 19:00

Venue: 6 Spin Street Restaurant Gallery, 6 Spin Street, Church Square, Cape Town

Phone: 021 461 0666

Dreamin' wide awake

 

Kobus Moolman to read from He Said/ /She Said at The Red Wheelbarrow

Next up, Kobus Moolman will be reading from He Said/  /She Said at The Red Wheelbarrow on 30 October, at 6 Spin Street, Cape Town. More details to follow!

Copies of He Said/  /She Said will be available for sale.

First launch of He Said/ She Said

 The first launch of Kobus Moolman's He Said/ /She Said will be held this Sunday.

Please contact the author to RSVP at kobusman@telkomsa.net.

There are others in the pipeline!

He Said/ /She Said will soon be available from Clarke's in Cape Town

 

Kobus Moolman's latest poetry collection, He Said/ /She Said, will soon be available at Clarke's Bookshop in Cape Town - watch this space!

As a bonus post, I have included two photos of Kobus reading at the Melville Poetry Festival, Johannesburg, in 2012.

44 pages.

Artwork by Katherine Glenday.

Limited to 120 numbered copies.

Also available from Dye Hard Press. The cost is R100 per copy, plus R100 for courier to your door. South Africa only.

Email cummiskeyg@gmail.com to order.

He Said// She Said in October

Kobus Moolman's latest poetry collection, He Said// She Said, is published by Dye Hard Press.

44 pages.

Artwork by Katherine Glenday.

Limited to 120 numbered copies.

Available from Dye Hard Press. The cost is R100 per copy, plus R100 for courier to your door. South Africa only.

Email cummiskeyg@gmail.com to order.

Somebody cut the clown's head off on radio!

Great to hear that my reading of my poem 'Somebody cut the clown's head off' from the poetry cassette 'I telephoned God', has been played on Dutch radio.

https://majjem.com/

I telephoned God is produced by Sloow Tapes ... thank you Bart Sloow!