The Man Behind Stanza Poetry
Stanza Poetry is a South African poetry magazine that published written works of poets from all backgrounds between 2013 and 2020. The platform published twenty editions that features poetry from…
NIROX WORDS FEST | David Krut Bookstore
David Krut Bookstore is pleased to be participating in this year’s WORDS Festival hosted by Nirox Foundation which will be held on Sunday the 28th of May. The NIROX WORDS…
A Scope into the City : Top 3 picks off our Johannesburg shelves by Lukanyo Mbanga
I moved to Johannesburg in 2021. I was bushy-tailed, ready to soak in all the opportunities that come my way. But I wasn’t bright-eyed. When you’ve lived your whole life…
DAVID KRUT PODCAST | Accessing your voice | Phillippa Yaa de Villiers
Phillippa Yaa de Villiers is in conversation with Mthabisi Sithole. Phillippa shares insight on her life’s story and how writing has given her access to voicing that story with the vigour and openness for which she is known.
On Poetry: Spotlight on Mazisi Kunene
This is a beautiful and emotive collection based on Kunene’s original work Igudu LikaSomcabeko (Somcabeko’s Smoking Pipe). Pipe Dreams is perfect for readers of both isiZulu and English, as each Zulu poem is preceded by the English translation.
Pablo Neruda in Afrikaans: Book Launch at The Blue House
De Waal Venter is a writer and translator working in English and
Afrikaans. His book Vandag is boordensvol is the first representational
translation of Neruda’s poetry into Afrikaans.
Translations Programme – South African Languages
Following on from our November 2017 poetry event – Poetry in Translation. This event will focused primarily on translations from European languages into Afrikaans and hosted esteemed poets. Such as:…
An Unobtrusive Vice – The debut collection of Tony Ullyatt | Tuesday 20th February 2018 | David Krut Projects – Montabello Design Centre, Newlands
Dryad Press and David Krut Projects Cape invite you to join them at the launch of An Unobtrusive Vice, the debut collection of Tony Ullyatt. “Tony Ulyatt is that…
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Ice cream headache in my bone | Poetry Book Launch | Word Art at 151
Modjaji Books and David Krut Bookstore are pleased to invite you to the launch of: ice cream headache in my bone | Phillippa Yaa de Villiers Poetry Book | Word…
Book Review | Collective Amnesia
You might have heard her 2016 PEN South Africa Student Writing prize-winning poem, Water; “…But we, we have come to be baptised here. We have come to stir the…