Annoucement by The Red Wheelbarrow:
Kobus Moolman will be reading at 6 Spin Street Restaurant on Wednesday, 30 October at 7pm.
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