The empty horse will fill in the blanks

 

Just THREE copies left of The cactus of a bright sky

There are now just THREE copies left of Alan Finlay's chapbook The cactus of a bright sky, published by Dye Hard Press.

The cost for South Africa, including courier delivery to your door, is R140. For overseas mail, the cost will depend on your destination.

Please send an email to dyehardpress@iafrica.com.

Five poems published in Sulfur, 'Surrealist Jungle'

 In a bumper month or so, I now have had five poems published in the online journal Sulfur, 'Surrealist Jungle'.

Sulfur is published by the Egyptian and North African surrealist group.

The five poems are:

Out on the street

Snap

Cardboard kings

Still now

Nowhere rooms

and they can be read here.

Two poems published in BKO magazine

I have had two poems - 'Out of it in Athens' and 'At the stone wall' published in the latest issue of BKO magazine, which is a special edition focused on South African poet Don Mattera.

Looking on yesterday

 

Honoured to be published in Ons Klyntji again

Truly honoured to be published once again in Toast Coetzer's Ons Klyntji, one of the great small press/maverick journals still around - how long has Ons Klyntji been going for? I remember reviewing an issue for The Weekender around about 2010.

Anyway, Toast accepted one of my poems AND a drawing - thank you, Toast!

A review of Chatsworth, by Arja Salafranca

Chatsworth, the township, links the stories in this slim but powerful debut collection of short stories by Pravasan Pillay, who comes from the Durban-based area. This volume collects 11 short stories that highlight a range of characters from all age groups. Here’s a kaleidoscope view of people living, loving, being punished, growing, ageing and moving through the experiences we all do. Read more.

Just FOUR copies left of The cactus of a bright sky

The cactus of a bright sky is a small chapbook of seven poems by South African poet Alan Finlay, published by Dye Hard Press.

Limited to 50 numbered copies, there are just FOUR copies left.

The cost is R140, including courier to your door (South Africa only).

Please email dyehardpress@iafrica.com to order.

Christmas is coming, so why not buy a copy of Chatsworth as a gift?

 

Christmas is coming up soon, so why not buy a copy of Pravasan Pillay's wonderful collection of short stories, Chatsworth, as a gift?

All the stories in this debut collection are set in the sprawling Indian township of Chatsworth, Durban. They are populated mostly by working-class characters who all, in one way or the other, find themselves on the margins of their community. Pillay displays a remarkable ear for dialogue, and faithfully captures much of the nuance of Durban-Indian English.

You can buy a copy at Made in Chatsworth

Outside the cave arrives in Cape Town

 

Good to see that Bruce Ferraday's copy of Outside the cave arrived in Cape Town by normal post! It took a month - but it got there!

Outside the cave entered into the GBAS Book Cover Design Awards

 

Dye Hard Press has entered Outside the cave into the GBAS Book Cover Design Awards - the first time South Africa has had such awards!

Outside the cave was designed and laid out by Arja Salafranca.

Finalists will be announced on 15 November, and the winner on 1 December! I am keeping my fingers crossed!

Praise for Outside the cave from Paul Warren in England

 

Artist Paul Warren from Daventry, England, writes about Outside the cave:

This is a great collection. There is such a depth to your work, it's astounding. It is beautiful, disturbing, thought provoking ,humorous and shocking. You manage to jumble all of this up to great effect. I haven't read a collection as diverse and original as this for years. The imagery is mind-blowing.