Poetica

Join Dutch poet and musician, Adeiye Tjon (PCN) for a workshop focusing on performance and language.

Authors:

• Adeiye Tjon

Poets, Toni Stuart and Stephen Symons speak to Christine Coates about using words and images

Authors:

• Toni Giselle Stuart
• Stephen Symons
• Christine Coates

As part of an ongoing series, Lingua Franca invites you to join Mandla Mbothwe as he reflects on his poetic processes

Authors:

• Mandla Mbothwe

Join Primrose Mrwebi to take your poetry from draft to performance ready!

Authors:

• Primrose Mrwebi

Join Linda Kaoma for a Rioters in Session workshop focused on writing the self

Authors:

• Linda Kaoma

Ella Mesma and Toni Stuart explore questions of mixed heritage, ancestry, identity and womxnhood through poetry and dance. The performance will be followed by a discussion with the audience

Authors:

• Ella Mesma
• Toni Giselle Stuart

Spoken word fire on stage! Athena Farrokhzad, Faith Kinniar, Ashley Makue, Alulutho Mbendeni and Afeefa Omar. MC: Allison-Claire Hoskins

Authors:

• Athena Farrokhzad
• Faith Kinniar
• Ashley Makue
• Alulutho Mbendeni
• Afeefa Omar
• Allison-Claire Hoskins

This multilingual poetry production explores our personal, historical, socio-economic and spiritual relationships to water in the Mother City. Why did it refuse to rain for 2 years? What might happen if we don’t listen to […]

Authors:

• Jason Jacobs
• Pieter Odendaal
• Afeefa Omar
• Lwanda Sindaphi
• Toni Giselle Stuart

Learn what editing can add to your poetry with poet and editor extraordinaire, Helen Moffett.

Authors:

• Helen Moffett

Join acclaimed poet Khadija Heeger for a roundtable focused on how to make a living as a poet.

Authors:

• Khadija Heeger