Dreaming Princess

 

There must be an end of this, Julia

 

Proofreading Pravasan Pillay's Curry and Bread

The latest Dye Hard Press title, Curry and Bread, by Pravasan Pillay, is at the proofreading stage. Publication is scheduled for late May/early June.

We are almost there - watch this space! 

The water is rising

 

Gary Cummiskey reading at Off the Wall

 

Please enjoy this recording of me reading my poetry at Off the Wall on April 7. I read a selection of poems from my collections Thunder on the highway, Somewhere else and Outside the cave.

The recording can only be kept up for a limited time so you may want to downloadd it for future use.

https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/YzcNoVvVbBvIG55-Pi3JKHOAHjL7s0m_HaLt81dIsYov0-nehXLvb3dF89aFO4Ra.GCLtPCwqOAtVAHR2?startTime=1744047157000

Passcode: E@%g5PDH

Sabina, Subhankar Das's widow, at the Small Magazine Fair in Kolkata

 

Sabina, the widow of poet and publisher Subhankar Das, at the Graffiti stand of the Small Magazine Fair in Kolkata. At the front centre is a book of Subhankar with a painting by Pascal Ulrich on the cover.

Graffiti published my latest collection of poems, Somewhere else, in 2024, as well as an earlier collection, Sky dreaming, in 2011. 

I recently conducted an interview with poet and publisher Robert Roman about the life and work of artist and poet Pascal Ulrich.

Gary Cummiskey reading at Off the Wall

 

Gary Cummiskey is a poet, short story writer and publisher living in Johannesburg. He is the author of several poetry chapbooks and collections, the latest being Somewhere else (Graffiti, Kolkata, 2024). In 2009 he published Who was Sinclair Beiles?, a compilation of writings about the South African Beat poet, co-edited with Eva Kowalska. A revised and expanded edition was published in 2014. His short fiction collection Off-ramp was a finalist for the 2014 Nadine Gordimer Short Story Award. From 2014 to 2016 he was editor of New Coin, one of South Africa’s oldest and most prestigious poetry journals.

Host: Elisa Galgut

Zoom Room: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/89955065083...

Meeting ID: 899 5506 5083

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What you see (when you're not there)

 

For your pleasure

 

Pravasan Pillay's Curry and Bread now in production

Pravasan Pillay’s new book, Curry and Bread, is now in production!

Blending memoir, humour, lists, slices of life, and vignettes into a layered collage, Curry and Bread is an offbeat exploration of the food and foodways of working-class South African Indians – as well as Pillay's own food memories.

Watch this space!

Strictly confidential

 

For your eyes only

 

Don't forget to telephone God on bandcamp!

 

Great news -- I telephoned God, a 40-minute recording of Gary Cummiskey reading a selection of his poetry and released by Sloow Tapes in Belgium, is now available for download on Bandcamp.

Check it out here.

Outside the cave available from Clarke's in Cape Town

 

Outside the cave: selected poems by Gary Cummiskey, is still available from Clarke's Bookstore or directly from the publisher at cummiskeyg@gmail.com.

Selected and introduced by Kobus Moolman. 162 pages. Selected poems from 1990 to 2020.

Before a word is said

                                                                            

 

Clarke's has ordered more copies of He Said/ /She Said

 

Clarke's in Cape Town has just ordered more copies of Kobus Moolman's He Said/ /She Said and I am now out of stock!

He Said/ /She Said is a limited edition of 120 numbered copies. So if you don't have a copy, you had best order from Clarke's soon.