Illustration by Natascha Mostert, Bitscape Design.
Modjaji Books and the Book Lounge are delighted to invite you to the launch of Jenna Mervis’s long awaited debut collection of poems, “Woman Unfolding”. MORE ABOUT THE POEMS: There are degrees of loss. Mostly the loss of oneself in … Continue reading
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A poem of mine (called “Planting Eyes”) has been included in the latest issue of Carapace (no. 86). It’s about potatoes, lack of basic education and care for children and vegetable gardening, as poems usually are. I love this issue … Continue reading
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Last week a group of hags and poetry whores spent 2 nights corrupting innocent belivers as they tore at bread and bloodied their tables with red wine. Some video evidence follows (grainy, dim and muffled in keeping with the spirit … Continue reading
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2. You can get hijacked in Cape Town. As the horrific experience of the Chandlers has demonstrated, you can get hijacked in the Sechelles too. You just need to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Of course, … Continue reading
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I’m standing with a supermarket attendant at the fresh produce weighing station weighing garlic. “Shew, this garlic is expensive,” I say, shocked. “It’s from Brazil,” the attendant states. “Oh.” “Yes,” he continues with a tone of mild disbelief, “everything is … Continue reading
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(and fivefold more why you should) Shortly after the Dewani saga in Cape Town last year (but before the details of her murder came to light), I was asked by a hotel company to write an article reassuring people that … Continue reading
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The NSPCA recently posted a photograph of two sporting heroes with a zebra. I’ve always been fascinated by the power of omission to lead or mislead the reader. This is something I am sure every writer is acutely aware of. … Continue reading
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As a scriptwriter and wife of a director (Romario Sanchez – go to his website it’s AWESOME), I get to meet some interesting folk. And then put words in their mouths, which can either be exceptionally satisfying (think tiramisu and … Continue reading
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Let me introduce you to Mr T-Rex. Not that he has anything at all to do with this post, except that he was snapped rather anachronistically in modern-day Nieu Bethesda, his gargantuan, plastic body dwarfing the camels, owls and visitors … Continue reading
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I took this picture on a tour we did of baths in Bath. These lovely lithe men were part of a series of live and virtual installations that injected the old masonry with a bit of life. A couple of … Continue reading
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Hi. Welcome to my new website. I got bored with the old one. I’m a Libran. These things happen. The other reason I decided to change is that I spend most of my life writing, and I don’t always have … Continue reading