On March 21, World Poetry Day is celebrated across the globe, with the aim according to UNESCO ‘of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard’. It’s also Human Rights Day in South Africa and the day on which the day on which Yesterdays and Imagining Realities: An Anthology of SA Poetry is to be launched at the Time of the Writer Festival.
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Book Stories People is a podcast for people with an appetite for the story behind the story. Whether a book, a play, a movie, poem, song, a blog – or even a tweet, there’s always a back story – more to it than meets the eye. Or the ear. And that’s often where the gold lies. So that’s what I hope to bring you on BSP, the less well-trumpeted tales, the inside intel – from wordsmiths of all disciplines – known, unknown celebrity or completely unheard of. And who am I? You might well ask. Just an independent journalist from the tip of Africa with an appetite for stories that matches your own. Nancy Richards, yours in stories.
Putting her beliefs into action Lesley herself has written and published over 90 books – some of which have won and been nominated for awards including the Sir Percy Fitzpatrick and Hans Christian Anderson Awards. Born in Scotland and based now in South Africa, all her stories are set in Africa, from picture books for the very young, to teen novels YA, and notably for readers for whom English is a second, third, or even fourth language. But most importantly she’s passing on the skill, because Lesley TEACHES writing – for adults, and for children. In her Writing Life courses, also one of the co-founders of the Children s Book Network. But it’s often assumed writing for children is so much easier than writing for adults – so, is it?
For a Cape Town artist, inspiration has sprung from the ground beneath his feet. For him the Cape Flats Sand Fynbos represents so much more than a bunch of flowers.
With a gestation period of many years, bright young theatrical Tiisetso Mashifane has created a play about two women that cuts right to the race quick. The debut of ‘Delela’ as a reading revealed still more for both audience and author.
For the 5th year The International Public Art Festival took place recently in Cape Town with 20 local and international artists bringing the walls of the city to life. Members of the public were invited to walk, run, cycle or skateboard the different routes, and in some cases get lucky seeing the art in action.
