My presentation takes
participants on a journey through poems spanning 46 years – poems of protest
covering conservation, injustice and war. I argue that one way we remain
relevant is through the poetry of protest. There will be time for questions and
debate and you’ll also get an opportunity to write your own poem of protest. Each
participant will receive a chapbook of the presentation.
My poems appear
in the 1967 to 1987 English Alive Anthology, the 2014 McGregor Anthology, the
first and current editions of Stanzas, the current New Contrast “Voyage out
voyage in” edition, the 2015 Best New African Poets Anthology, Lara Kirsten’s Blog
http://laraafrika.blogspot.co.za , Stop the demolition of Marlborough School https://www.facebook.com/SaveVictorianSchools and the Art of Jazz blog http://artofjazz.blogspot.com . In June three of
my poems were translated into Spanish by Martín López-Vega and published in the Spanish National newspaper,
El Mundo.
I’ve been a guest
poet at Off the Wall Poetry Performing in Observatory and was one of
four Best New African poets invited to read at the Cape Town Central Library
Poetry Circle earlier this year.
I am a 60 year
old surfer, poet and father of four daughters who lives in George.
