Launch of the June 2022 issue of New Coin at Love Books, Melville

 

Khosi Xaba reading from an interview she conducted in the June issue of New Coin.

Photo: Zodwa Mtirara

Garth Mason reading from his poem in New Coin.

Photo: Zodwa Mtirara

Gary Cummiskey reading three short poems from a recent issue of New Coin.

Photo: Zodwa Mtirara

Khulile Nxumalo reading his poem in the latest issue of New Coin.

Photo: Zodwa Mtirara

Zama Madinana reading his contribution.

Photo: Zodwa Mtirara

Sello Huma performing a poem.

Photo: Zama Madinana

Zodwa Mtirara reading from her collection. 

Photo: Zama Madinana

The June 2022 issue of New Coin, published by the ISEA, Rhodes University.

Photo: Zodwa Mtirara

Not being part of you is a crime

 

Launch of New Coin June 2022 issue

 Various poets, including Gary Cummiskey, will be reading their poems from recent issues of New Coin, one of South Africa's oldest and most respected poetry journals. RSVP Kate at Love Books, Melville, Johannesburg.

As the child spun out from the bird-mother

 

Raymond Foye writes about Who was Sinclair Beiles?

 

Burning the midnight oil with SINCLAIR BEILES, a wonderful poet who I always heard about, but knew very little about. A South African poet who lived at the Beat Hotel and was the editor of Naked Lunch + Samuel Beckett, at Olympia Press, followed by many years of mental illness which he often documented in his poems. Thanks to Gerard Bellaart for sending this book, full of essential information and many poems.

Originally posted on Facebook, 25 September, 2022.

The spider-witch is abusive

 

Patterns become automatic

 

After I returned on Sunday

 

Completely autonomous: an interview with Armando Fragale in The Odd Magazine 24

Armando Fragale is a multifaceted artist born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1985. He is a painter, illustrator, filmmaker, actor, musician, writer, poet, designer, and producer who works in various mediums. He developed the artistic technique called Drivage and founded the art movement Openism. He has shown his work all over the world and has also collaborated with a wide array of artists in various art forms. Notable exhibitions he has been involved in have been Cosmic Unity: Occult Art and Music in Latin America in New York, International Surrealism Exhibition in Cairo/Saint-Cirq-Lapopie and The Cabinet of the Solar Plexus: The Liminal and the Marvellous, in Dublin. He also runs a record label Wraith Productions, which he started in 2005. Read the interview here.

The wanderer at sunset

 Photo of Gary Cummiskey by Arja Salafranca

Five poems and collages by Gary Cummiskey published in Mitchell Pluto's artzine

 

You can read the poems and view the collages here.

A rave review of Off-ramp from way back when

 An excellent review of Off-ramp, which appeared in City Press, when the short story collection by Gary Cummiskey was published in 2013.

Off-ramp was runner-up for the Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award in 2014.

Copies are still available -- email dyehardpress@gmail.com for order details.

Looking in to say hello

 

Against all odds - Oddity 24 is out!

 Back with a Bing-Bong, after 2 rounds of COVID, nightmares and odd, odd times!

 Dig in to the one, the only, your nook of oddness hitting the mid-20's!

 ODDITY 24 !!

 You can also follow the link:  

https://theoddmagazine.wixsite.com/oddity-24

 

The Odd Magazine is honoured to present:

 Odd Poetry: Joan McNerney, Ken Pobo, and Tohm Bakelas

Odd Art: Cecilia Martinez, and Cynthia Yatchman

Odd Interview: Armando Fragale in conversation with Gary Cummiskey

Odd Shorts: Cheryl Snell, Doug Jacquier, Doug Mathewson, Fran Turner, and Michael F Cocchiarale

Cover Photography: Soham Gupta

 

Lightly come or lightly go

 

Chatsworth book-signing in Stockholm

If you have nothing to do today, and just happen to be in Stockholm, pop round to Lil'Lit Förlag's table at the Bokbordet Stockholm! Pravasan Pillay will be there from 14:00 to sign copies of the Swedish translation of his short short collection Chatsworth. Lil'Lit is an indie publisher and like all indie publishers they need support!

And if you can't make it to Stockholm today, or you can't read Swedish, well copies of the original English version of Chatsworth are still available for sale from madeindurban.co.za.