Notes on Summer
The figs are ripening. The stream has slowed to a trickle, our pond, now silted up, is a shallow splash of clear water. In the midday heat Zach retreats to […]
Author: Jenna
Fantastic Mr Box
A little box was delivered to my house today: a box of (spoken in hushed whisper) sex toys. I’ve been writing a piece about subscription services for Good Taste […]
Crowd vs. Individual – where does change happen?
I was asked to give a talk to the African Impact team about The Underdog Project and our Charity Ride held in 2012. I spoke about the impact the individuals […]
A Love Poem
From Woman Unfolding Navigation Your body is my country. In the familiar borders of your provinces navigating roads across your contours I know I am home. Your shoulders are the […]
Next Big Thing
I don’t take part in chain mail (and nor should you), but with this Next Big Thing doing the rounds on the blogosphere, I have decided to break my own […]
An Impendle Lexicon
An open letter to President Jacob Zuma. Dear President Zuma I am concerned about your speechwriter. I’m concerned because he or she is not coming across as particularly well-versed in […]
Fifty Shades of Wine
During my research for a feature on micro-farming in the Mother City for Good Taste magazine, I met a French winemaker crafting wine in the city bowl. Now if you […]
Writing Backwards
It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a year since my last blog post here. Obviously I am a very, very busy woman (she clears her throat) working on […]
Coming Soon to a Bookshop Near You
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 […]
Bon Appetit!
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 […]
Harridans, Harpies and High Heels
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 […]
5 Reasons Continued…
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 […]