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Vibes of the Saints - Paul Grillo

US poet and collagist Paul Grillo passed away earlier this week. One of his collections was Vibes of the Saints, published by Cherry Valley Editions in 1977, with an introduction by Claude Pelieu-Washburn.
Two of Grillo's poems were published in Green Dragon #3.

Moolman launches sixth poetry book

Award-winning poet and playwright Kobus Moolman will launch his sixth collection of poems, Left Over (Dye Hard Press), at Ike’s Bookshop tomorrow (Thursday, August 29) at 6 pm.
Moolman, who teaches creative writing at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, has just returned from a three-month writer’s residency at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. ...Read more here

In your own sweet way

Durban launch of Kobus Moolman's Left Over

The Durban launch of Kobus Moolman's latest poetry collection, Left Over, will be held on Thursday, 29 August, 5.30pm for 6pm at Ike’s Books, 48A Florida Road, Durban. 

Telephone: 031 303 9214. 

RSVP Cedric Sissing at 

cedric@adamsbooks.co.za or on 082 873 2702.

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Ramblin' on my mind

Private Archaeology

Private Archaeology, a chapbook of poems by D.R. Wagner, published by Bottle of Smoke Press, Delaware, 2013.

Easy steps

The Rhodes MA in Creative Writing

Rhodes University’s MA in Creative Writing is open for applications for 2014. You can do the course full time over one year in Grahamstown or part time over two years from wherever you live.  The MA includes 16 weeks of coursework from several teachers followed by a book-length creative work which can be written in English, isiXhosa or Afrikaans.  This can be a novel, non-fiction work, playscript, short story collection or poetry collection.

All the teachers on the course are practising writers: Joan Metelerkamp, Mxolisi Nyezwa, Brian Walter, Paul Wessels, Joanne Hichens, Anton Krueger, Ingrid Winterbach, Rian Malan, Godfrey Meintjes, Russell Kaschula, Hazel Crampton, Paul Mason, Eben Venter and Robert Berold.  Plus you will get input from writers in residence, who have recently included Lesego Rampolokeng, Kobus Moolman, and Soga Mlandu.

Entry to the course requires a twenty page portfolio of creative work and an honours degree. If you don’t have the necessary formal qualifications, acceptance is still possible with an extensive publication record and/or outstanding potential as a writer.

Deadline for applications is 30 October 2013 but entries are already open. Places are limited. 
Go to http://www.ru.ac.za/isea/courses/mainwriting/ to find out more.

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