Three Modjaji poets, Helen Moffett, Sindiwe Magona and Megan Hall have all had carrotty reviews in the past couple of weeks on Litnet. The Strange Fruit review was posted by Sophy last week over here on BOOK SA. But if you want to see what Karlien van der Schyff has to say about Magona’s Please, Take Photographsclick here or what Grace Kim’s thoughts on Hall’s Fourth Child are, click here.
I’m really pleased to see reviews of the poetry collections, as there aren’t many publications that carry reviews of Poetry. So thanks for that Litnet. I look forward to seeing reviews of Oleander and Burnt Offering in due course.
Talking of which Joan Metelerkamp read from Burnt Offering at Wordsworths in Knysna last evening. Joan let me know today that the event was well attended, and Gillian Carter introduced Joan. I will see if I can get a copy of her talk and post it. I’m longing to hear Joan read from Burnt Offering. She did read at the Cape Town Book Fair last year, but only one poem.
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February 5th, 2010 @17:03 #
Kudos (yet more) to Sindiwe and Megan (and Colleen). I find the contrast between the message of Sindiwe's poems and the behaviour of our First Citizen so acute as to induce despair. But it certainly highlights the didactic value of her collection. And that's a very intelligent and alert reading of Fourth Child.
February 6th, 2010 @08:19 #
@Mark - yes there are - but if you know of any that I don't know of, please let me know. There are New Coin and New Contrast. Current Writing ...
All takes so long though.