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!

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

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.

Alan Finlay to read at The Red Wheelbarrow

Dye Hard Press poet Alan Finlay will read from new poems at The Red Wheelbarrow this evening. Dye Hard Press has published the following collections by Alan Finlay: Burning Aloes, The Red Laughter of Guns in Green Summer Rain (with Philip Zhuwao), pushing from the riverbank and The cactus of a bright sky.

 

Dye Hard Press author Alan Finlay to read on The Red Wheelbarrow

 Dye Hard Press author Alan Finlay is to read on The Red Wheelbarrow on 28 March 2024. Alan is the author of poetry collections such as Burning aloes, The Red Laughter of Guns in the Green Summer Rain (with Philip Zhuwao), pushing from the riverbank and The cactus of a bright sky, of which were published by Dye Hard Press.  

Alan Finlay to read at The Red Wheelbarrow

 

Dye Hard Press author Alan Finlay will be reading at The Red Wheelbarrow on 28 March 2024!

Arja Salafranca reading at the Red Wheelbarrow

Check out Dye Hard Press author Arja Salafranca reading at The Red Wheelbarrow this Thursday night. Dye Hard Press has published two of Arja's collections -- The fire in which we burn and Beyond touch (with Modjaji Books). Arja also selected the stories for the much-acclaimed short fiction anthology The Edge of Things.