Poetry in McGregor 2017
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Thursday 24 August Programme
Sign Language
Event No:
#01
Workshop:
Creating South African Sign Language Poetry: Haiku
When:
Thursday 24 August @ 11:00 – 15:30
Where:
Caritas, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
4 hours
Cost:
Free event (lunch included – pre-booking is essential: Temenos Office 023 625 1871)
Poetry Quiz
Event No:
#02
Poetry Quiz:
Join us for a fun-filled dinner-evening where your knowledge of poetry will be challenged by quiz-masters, Dave Magner and Martyn Johnson. This is a light-hearted team event – each table works as a team, so please join us even if you don’t know too much about poetry!
When:
Thursday 24 August @ 18:30
Where:
Tebaldi’s Restaurant, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Cost:
(pre-booking is essential: Temenos Office 023 625 1871)
Friday 25 August Programme
School Programme
Event No:
#03
School Programme:
Ha! Man and Afrikaans Ruk!
When:
Friday 25 August @ 09:00 – 12:00
Where:
NG Kerk, voortrekker Street McGregor
Duration:
3 hours
Cost:
sponsored event for local school children
Film
Event No:
#04
Film:
Abraham
When:
Friday 25 August @ 15:00 – 16:30
Where:
Wahnfried, 27 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
1hr 34min
Cost:
entry by donation
Hester van der Walt
and
Suenel Bruwer-Holloway
Event No:
#05
Presentation:
Growing a book
When:
Friday 25 August @ 15:00
Where:
Damphitheatre, 9 Breë Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Bernard Odendaal ATKV
Event No:
#06
Workshop:
Boustene vir gedigteskryf
When:
Friday 25 August @ 14:30 – 17:00
Where:
Mothertongue Project, 9 Voortrekker Road, McGregor
Duration:
120 min
Cost:
sponsored event for High School students and adults (pre-booking is essential: Temenos Office 023 625 1871)
Ralph Goodman
Event No:
#07
Presentation:
Memories and Insights: A Life in Poetry
When:
Friday 25 August @ 16:30
Where:
Caritas, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Dr Ernst Nel (read by Anita de Kock)
Event No:
#08
Presentation:
Verse uit die Klein Karoo
When:
Friday 25 August @ 16:30
Where:
Poets’ Corner, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
40 min
Cost:
free entry
Douglas Reid Skinner
Event No:
#09
Presentation:
Individual Poet Mentoring: Session 1
When:
Friday 25 August @ 16:30
Where:
The Book Tent, 24 Kerk St. McGregor
Duration:
20 min slots
Cost:
R50.00 donation
(pre-booking is essential: Temenos Office 023 625 1871)
The Dala Collective:
Lungiswa Nyatyowa
and
Mia Arderne
Event No:
#10
Presentation:
COLOURED [ME] BLACK
When:
Friday 25 August @ 16:30
Where:
Stillness Sanctuary, 9 Darling Street McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Pieter Fourie
Event No:
#11
Presentation:
Knapsekerels Op Jag
When:
Friday 25 August @ 16:30
Where:
La Galleria, 7 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Wendy Woodward
Event No:
#12
Presentation:
Love, ironically
When:
Friday 25 August @ 16:30
Where:
How Bazaar, 46 Voortrekker St, Mcgregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Marike Beyers
Event No:
#27
Cancelled
Patricia Hall
Event No:
#101
Presentation:
The Poet Chants
When:
Friday 25 August @ 17:00
Where:
The Well, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
free entry
University of the Western Cape Creative Writing Group
Event No:
#13
Presentation:
Poetry Reading
When:
Friday 25 August @ 17:30
Where:
Poets’ Corner,Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
40 min
Cost:
free event
Leon Gropp
Event No:
#58
Presentation:
Rooidag – NP van Wyk Louw getoonset en gesing
When:
Friday 25 August @ 18:00
Where:
Wahnfried, 27 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
60 min
Cost:
R100.00
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Francois le Roux
and
Joke Debaere
Ha!Man
Event No:
#14
Presentation:
The HA! of Music and Words
When:
Friday 25 August @ 18:00
Where:
Caritas, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R100.00
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Viv Stacey
Event No:
#15
Cancelled
Richard Whitaker
in conversation with
Patricia Schonstein
Event No:
#16
Presentation:
Pre-launch of the Odyssey of Homer, a Southern African translation with readings from the translation
When:
Friday 25 August @ 18:00
Where:
The Book Tent, 24 Kerk St. McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
Free event
Pat Louw
Event No:
#17
Presentation:
Journey through Haiku
When:
Friday 25 August @ 18:00
Where:
La Galleria, 7 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Archie Swanson
Event No:
#18
Presentation:
Borne of emotion
When:
Friday 25 August @ 18:00
Where:
Stillness Sanctuary, 9 Darling Street McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Elaine Edwards
and
Pam Newham
Event No:
#19
Presentation:
Poems Gone Wild
When:
Friday 25 August @ 18:00
Where:
Grape DeVine, 44 Voortrekker St, Mcgregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Johan Myburg
Event No:
#20
Presentation:
Uittogboek
When:
Friday 25 August @ 18:00
Where:
How Bazaar, 46 Voortrekker St, Mcgregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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The ECCA Poets
Event No:
#21
Presentation:
“Heart-routes” – poems from Gold in Spring and other books
When:
Friday 25 August @ 18:00
Where:
McGregor Backpackers, 34 Bree St, Mcgregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Hugh Hodge
and
Julia Kramer
Event No:
#22
Presentation:
Selected Poems of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes
When:
Friday 25 August @ 18:30
Where:
Poets’ Corner, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
40 min
Cost:
free entry
Koos van der Merwe
Event No:
#23
Presentation:
Droom Martha Droom
When:
Friday 25 August @ 19:30
Where:
Wahnfried, 27 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
60 min
Cost:
R100.00
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Troydon Wainwright
Event No:
#24
Presentation:
Fires in Heaven
When:
Friday 25 August @ 19:30
Where:
Caritas, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Athol Williams
Event No:
#25
Presentation:
Poems of Possibility
When:
Friday 25 August @ 19:30
Where:
La Galleria, 7 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Ashley Dowds
Event No:
#26
Presentation:
fragments en route
When:
Friday 25 August @ 19:30
Where:
Stillness Sanctuary, 9 Darling Street McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Bob Commin
and
Jane Dean
Event No:
#28
Presentation:
‘Stonelight and Starlight: The poetry of Stephen Watson’
When:
Friday 25 August @ 19:30
Where:
How Bazaar, 46 Voortrekker St, Mcgregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Kela Griot
and
Uthingo
Event No:
#29
Presentation:
Mind The Trees
When:
Friday 25 August @ 19:30
Where:
McGregor Backpackers, 34 Bree St, Mcgregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Harry Owen
Event No:
#30
Presentation:
The Cull: new and resurrected poems
When:
Friday 25 August @ 19:30
Where:
Poets’ Corner, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
free entry
The Beat Poets
Event No:
#31
Presentation:
Bravehearts – The Beats – Outlaw Poets Transcending the Stultifying Morass of Post War Morality
When:
Friday 25 August @ 21:00
Where:
Caritas, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
60 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Toni Stuart
Event No:
#32
Cancelled
Francine Simon
Event No:
#33
Presentation:
“Akka and Thungachi: a querying of familial history and identity in Francine Simon’s Thungachi“
When:
Friday 25 August @ 21:00
Where:
McGregor Backpackers, 7 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
60 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Saturday 26 August Programme
Welcome Function
Event No:
#34
Presentation:
Rooted in Heart @ Poetry in McGregor 2017
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 07:30– 08:30
Where:
Le Bonheur, 60a Mill Street, Mcgregor
Duration:
60 min
Cost:
By invitation only
Koos van der Merwe
Event No:
#35
Presentation:
Nagverse
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 09:00
Where:
Wahnfried, 27 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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“Poetry in McGregor” Competition Prize-giving
Event No:
#36
Presentation:
“Poetry against Poverty”
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 09:00
Where:
Caritas, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
free event – all welcome
Mavis Vermaak
Event No:
#37
Presentation:
Of The Heart
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 09:00
Where:
The Well, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Fanie Olivier
Event No:
#38
Presentation:
‘The Heart of Europe’ – Pole in poësie
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 09:00
Where:
The Little Way Chapel, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Denise Fielding
Event No:
#39
Presentation:
‘Hidden Voice’
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 09:00
Where:
Poets’ Corner, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
40 min
Cost:
free entry
Hester van der Walt
Event No:
#40
Presentation:
Book launch – Sê my is julle twee susters?
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 09:00
Where:
The Book Tent, 24 Kerk St. McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
free entry
Galeo Saintz
Event No:
#41
Presentation:
Poetry Walk: Flowers Birds Wait
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 09:00
Where:
Temenos Garden (meet outside The Well), Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Joseph Koetsier
Event No:
#42
Presentation:
Heartfelt connections: A poetic journey through Poland and the Baltic States
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 09:00
Where:
La Galleria, 7 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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University of the Western Cape Creative Writing Group
Event No:
#43
Presentation:
Poetry Reading
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 09:00
Where:
Stillness Sanctuary, 9 Darling Street McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Diana Ferrus
Event No:
#44
Presentation:
“Waar die hart van vol is loop die mond van oor”
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 09:00
Where:
Mothertongue Project, 9 Voortrekker Road, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Peter Vinton
Event No:
#45
Presentation:
Workshop: Emotiverse, Poetry in 50 Words, Or Less!
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 09:00
Where:
The Green Room, 105 Long Street, McGregor
Duration:
120 min
Cost:
R100.00
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Kat Mansell
Event No:
#46
Presentation:
Simple Poetry & Dragon Lights
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 10:00
Where:
Poets’ Corner, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
40 min
Cost:
free entry
SCRIBE PORTRAITS: Poet Jane De Sousa & Photographer Lynda Jennings
Event No:
#47
Presentation:
Roots Exposed
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 10:30
Where:
Wahnfried, 27 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Graham Dukas
Event No:
#48
Presentation:
Poetry – the light-hearted variety
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 10:30
Where:
Caritas, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Hester van der Walt
and
Suenel Bruwer-Holloway
Event No:
#49
Presentation:
Growing a book
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 10:30
Where:
The Well, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Liz Trew
Event No:
#50
Presentation:
Root – heart – branch: tree poems
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 10:30
Where:
The Little Way Chapel, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Douglas Reid Skinner
Event No:
#51
Presentation:
Individual Poet Mentoring: Session 2
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 10:30
Where:
The Book Tent, 24 Kerk St. McGregor
Duration:
20 min
Cost:
R50.00 donation
(pre-booking is essential: Temenos Office 023 625 1871)
Jade Gibson
Event No:
#52
Presentation:
‘The Uprooted Heart’
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 10:30
Where:
La Galleria, 7 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Dorian Haarhoff
Event No:
#53
Presentation:
Remoulding to the Heart’s Desire
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 10:30
Where:
Stillness Sanctuary, 9 Darling Street McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Mothertongue Theatre Company
Event No:
#54
Presentation:
Ebusweni Uthando – Ons is Hier
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 10:30
Where:
Mothertongue Project, 9 Voortrekker Road, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Brian Walter
Event No:
#55
Presentation:
Selection from recent books, Otherwise, and Poems Packed for Travel
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 10:30
Where:
McGregor Backpackers, 34 Bree St, Mcgregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Collette Marais
Event No:
#56
Presentation:
A 360deg Journey of Love, Loss, Healing and Hope
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 10:45
Where:
Poets’ Corner, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
40 min
Cost:
free entry
Sign Language Education and Development (SLED) and the SASL Department of the School of Literature, Language and Media at the University of the Witwatersrand
Event No:
#57
Workshop:
Creating South African Sign Language Poetry
This workshop will be presented in SASL and interpreted into spoken English.
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 12:00
Where:
The Green Room, 105 Long Street, McGregor
Duration:
120 min
Cost:
R100.00
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Finuala Dowling
Event No:
#59
Presentation:
Dog produces Monet forgery
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 12:00
Where:
Caritas, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Vangile Gantsho and Sarah Godsell
Event No:
#60
Presentation:
holding. and. silence
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 12:00
Where:
The Well, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Lise Day
Event No:
#61
Presentation:
Poetic Play
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 12:00
Where:
The Little Way Chapel, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Eight in Two
Event No:
#62
Presentation:
Douglas Reid Skinner and Patricia Schonstein will celebrate the first eight issues over two years of Stanzas. Stanzas’ poets are welcome to read their own.
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 12:00
Where:
The Book Tent, 24 Kerk St. McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
free entry – all welcome
Lara Kirsten
Event No:
#63
Presentation:
Die gedig as spieël
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 12:00
Where:
The Spiral Forest in Temenos Garden, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Shirmoney Rhode
Event No:
#64
Presentation:
Headlines wat vi’ poems gesmeek’it
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 12:00
Where:
Damphitheatre, 9 Breë Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Pieter Fourie
Event No:
#65
Presentation:
Knapsekerels Op Jag
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 12:00
Where:
La Galleria, 7 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Justin Fox
Event No:
#66
Presentation:
Beat Routes
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 12:00
Where:
Stillness Sanctuary, 9 Darling Street McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Lisa van Zyl-Jones
Event No:
#67
Workshop:
Explore the fun of poetry through improvisation…
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 12:00
Where:
Mothertongue Project, 9 Voortrekker Road, McGregor
Duration:
60 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Ralph Goodman
Event No:
#68
Presentation:
“Eternity in a Grain of Sand”
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 12:00
Where:
McGregor Backpackers, 34 Bree St, Mcgregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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The Dala Collective:
Lungiswa Nyatyowa
and
Mia Arderne
Event No:
#69
Presentation:
COLOURED [ME] BLACK
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 12:00
Where:
Poets’ Corner, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
40 min
Cost:
free entry
Francine Simon
Event No:
#70
Presentation:
“Akka and Thungachi: a querying of familial history and identity in Francine
Simon’s Thungachi”
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 13:00
Where:
Poets’ Corner, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
40 min
Cost:
free entry
John Maytham
Event No:
#71
Presentation:
You and I
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 13:30
Where:
Wahnfried, 27 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Kobus Moolman
Event No:
#72
Presentation:
Left Over
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 13:30
Where:
Caritas, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Bernard Levinson
Event No:
#73
Presentation:
‘Poems from the Dark Side of the Moon’
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 13:30
Where:
The Well, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Michael Cope
Event No:
#74
Book Launch:
The Craft: Selected Poems 1989 – 2016
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 13:30
Where:
The Book Tent, 24 Kerk St. McGregor.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
free entry – all welcome
Diana Ferrus
Event No:
#75
Presentation:
“Waar die hart van vol is loop die mond van oor”
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 13:30
Where:
Damphitheatre, 9 Breë Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Philip de Vos
Event No:
#76
Presentation:
Words and Music / Woord en Klank
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 13:30
Where:
La Galleria, 7 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Marguerite (Osler) van der Merwe
Event No:
#77
Presentation:
Homage to Mary Oliver
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 13:30
Where:
Stillness Sanctuary, 9 Darling Street McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Laverne Schwimmbacher
Event No:
#78
Presentation:
Pathways of the Heart
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 14:00
Where:
Poets’ Corner, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
40 min
Cost:
free entry
Adré Marshall and Geoff Haresnape
Event No:
#79
Presentation:
Hearts Young and Old
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 15:00
Where:
Poets’ Corner, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
40 min
Cost:
free entry
Ilse Salzwedel, Philip de Vos, Diana Ferrus en Johan Myburg
met Nic de Jager
Event No:
#80
Presentation:
Woordketting
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 15:00
Where:
Wahnfried, 27 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Open Mic: Session 1
Event No:
#81
Presentation:
Hosted by Hugh Hodge
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 15:00
Where:
Caritas, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
free event – all welcome
Hermien de Vos / Bamboesina
Event No:
#82
Presentation:
Bamboesee
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 15:00
Where:
The Well, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Douglas Reid-Skinner
Event No:
#83
Book Launch:
Liminal
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 15:00
Where:
The Book Tent, 24 Kerk St. McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
free entry – all welcome
Lerato Sibanda
Event No:
#84
Presentation:
In an attic of antics
When:
15:00
Where:
Damphitheatre, 9 Breë Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Martjie Bosman
Event No:
#85
Presentation:
Die soet reuk van musiek
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 15:00
Where:
La Galleria, 7 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Jacques Coetzee
Event No:
#86
Presentation:
And The Song like A tree, Rising Up Between Us
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 15:00
Where:
Stillness Sanctuary, 9 Darling Street McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Ghaireyah Fredericks
Event No:
#87
Presentation:
40 stories, 40 woorde op “40”
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 15:00
Where:
Mothertongue Project, 9 Voortrekker Road, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Helenvale Poets
Event No:
#88
Presentation:
Community poets from Port Elizabeth reflect on the struggle for humanity in a context of gang-violence and poverty
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 15:00
Where:
Café Gourmet, 44 Voortrekker St, Mcgregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Grounding Sessions
Event No:
#88
Presentation:
Poetry Reading
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 15:00
Where:
McGregor Backpackers, 34 Bree St, Mcgregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Galeo Saintz
Event No:
#91
Presentation:
Heart Untamed: Words and Wild Love Poems
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 16:30
Where:
Wahnfried, 27 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Presented by Sign Language Education and Development (SLED) and the SASL Department of the School of Literature, Language and Media at the University of the Witwatersrand.
South African Sign Language (SASL) poetry with intuitive English-voice translations.
Event No:
#92
Presentation:
Poems for the eye, from the Deaf heart
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 16:30
Where:
Caritas, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Athol Williams
Event No:
#93
Presentation:
Presentation re the Read to Rise campaign and his book “Pushing Boulders”
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 16:30
Where:
The Book Tent, 24 Kerk St. McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
free entry – all welcome
Lara Kirsten
Event No:
#94
Presentation:
A decade of performance poetry: A slideshow and overview of Lara’s performance poetry
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 16:30
Where:
La Galleria, 7 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Christine Coates and Robin Winckel-Mellish
Event No:
#95
Presentation:
An Archaeology of the Heart
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 16:30
Where:
How Bazaar, 46 Voortrekker St, Mcgregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Shirmoney Rhode
Event No:
#96
Presentation:
Headlines wat vi’ poems gesmeek’it.
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 16:30
Where:
Café Gourmet, 46 Voortrekker St, Mcgregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Wendy Woodward
Event No:
#97
Workshop:
Writing Home
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 16:30
Where:
The Green Room, 105 Long Street, McGregor
Duration:
120 min
Cost:
R100.00
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Marike Beyers
Event No:
#98
Cancelled
Archie Swanson
Event No:
#100
Presentation:
Borne of emotion
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 17:00
Where:
Poets’ Corner, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
40 min
Cost:
free entry
Bob Commin
Event No:
#102
Presentation:
Meditation at the Well
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 18:00
Where:
The Well, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
free entry
Kobus Moolman, Michéle Betty, Finuala Dowling and Francine Simon
Event No:
#103
Presentation:
New and established poets read from their current work
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 18:00
Where:
Wahnfried, 27 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Putting a log on the fire for Anne Schuster (1947 – 2017)
Event No:
#104
Presentation:
Anne Schuster, beloved author, writing facilitator and mentor died on 6 May 2017 after living for nearly 8 years with what she called her “adventure with cancer”. This gentle informal gathering is open to all who wish to celebrate and honour Anne and to share in a short poem or reading the unique way in which she has enriched and inspired their lives.
‘n Eerbetoon aan Anne Schuster (1947 – 2017)
Anne Schuster, geliefde skrywer en mentor het op 6 Mei 2017 gesterf nadat sy vir byna 8 jaar haar “avontuur met kanker” ten volle beleef het. Almal wat graag haar lewe wil eer en vier is welkom om te kom vertel hoe sy hulle lewens verryk en betower het met haar unieke manier om mense se vermoë om te skryf te ontsluit. Almal welkom.
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 18:00
Where:
Caritas, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
free entry – all welcome
2016 Poetry in McGregor Anthology “Voices on Fire”
Event No:
#105
Book launch:
Launch hosted by Patricia Schonstein. Hot off the press, this, our fourth anthology, will be celebrated with poets reading their own included works. The inaugural Patricia Schonstein Poetry in McGregor Prize will be awarded.
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 18:00
Where:
The Book Tent, 24 Kerk St. McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
free entry – all welcome
Peter Vinton
Event No:
#106
Presentation:
The “Taste” of Poetry
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 18:00
Where:
La Galleria, 7 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Ashley Dowds
Event No:
#107
Presentation:
fragments en route
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 18:00
Where:
Stillness Sanctuary, 9 Darling Street McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Jade Gibson
Event No:
#108
Presentation:
‘The Uprooted Heart’
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 18:00
Where:
Grape DeVine, 44 Voortrekker St, Mcgregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Kela Griot and Uthingo
Event No:
#110
Presentation:
Mind The Trees
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 18:00
Where:
Mothertongue Project, 9 Voortrekker Road, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Mavis Vermaak
Event No:
#111
Presentation:
Of The Heart
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 18:00
Where:
McGregor Backpackers, 34 Bree St, Mcgregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Johan Myburg
Event No:
#116
Presentation:
Uittogboek
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 18:00
Where:
How Bazaar, 46 Voortrekker St, Mcgregor
Duration:
60 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Lunette Elle Warren
Event No:
#112
Presentation:
Not My Father’s Daughter / Ek is Nie Joune Nie
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 18:00
Where:
Poets’ Corner, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
40 min
Cost:
free entry
Tri Nexus Social Capital Services
Kris Marais (Author), Tauriq Jenkins (Director) and Maura Talbot (Producer)
Event No:
#113
Presentation:
State Property: the Conscripts of Apartheid – ‘Unwrangling’ the Heart of a socially constructed silence.’
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 20:00
Where:
Caritas, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
60 min
Cost:
R50.00
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The attendees will be given an opportunity (for up to 1 hour after the performance) to discuss their experiences and what the production brought up for them.
Warning: Content and Language. Recommended for mature audiences only.
Norman Morrissey and Silke Heiss
Event No:
#114
Presentation:
“Lovelights” – Poems to guide the heart
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 20:00
Where:
The Well, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
60 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Nick Mulgrew
Event No:
#115
Presentation:
The myth of this is that we’re all in this together
When:
Saturday 26 August @ 20:00
Where:
La Galleria, 7 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
60 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Toni Stuart
Event No:
#117
Cancelled
Sunday 27 August Programme
Kerry Hammerton and Annette Snyckers
Event No:
#118
Presentation:
Love of Poetry / Poetry of Love
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 09:00
Where:
Caritas, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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The Sunday Eucharist
Event No:
#119
Presentation:
A Poetry Eucharist of the Heart or The Mass of the Empty
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 09:00
Where:
The Little Way Chapel, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
60 min
Cost:
free event – all welcome
A collection will be taken and donated to a needy project in McGregor.
Marguerite (Osler) van der Merwe
Event No:
#120
Presentation:
Poetry Walks Into Us In Temenos’ Garden
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 09:00
Where:
Temenos Garden (please meet outside The Well), Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Michéle Betty
Event No:
#121
Workshop:
Optimising your journal submissions for selection
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 09:00
Where:
The Green Room, 105 Long Street, McGregor
Duration:
120 min
Cost:
R100.00
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Willem Fransman
Event No:
#122
Presentation:
Sestig en steeds ‘n Bok vir ‘n gaping
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 10:30
Where:
Wahnfried, 27 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Nic de Jager
Event No:
#123
Cancelled
Dawn Garisch
Event No:
#124
Presentation:
DISTURBANCE (taking notes)
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 10:30
Where:
The Little Way Chapel, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Vangile Ganstho and Sarah Godsell
Event No:
#125
Presentation:
holding. and. silence
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 10:30
Where:
Poets’ Corner, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
40 min
Cost:
Free entry
Jade Gibson
Event No:
#126
Presentation:
Presentation on her novel ‘Glowfly Dance’
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 10:30
Where:
The Book Tent, 24 Kerk St. McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
free entry – all welcome
Patricia Schonstein
Event No:
#127
Presentation:
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 10:30
Where:
La Galleria, 7 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Lara Kirsten
Event No:
#128
Presentation:
Die gedig as spieël
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 10:30
Where:
The Spiral Forest in Temenos Garden, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Athol Williams
Event No:
#129
Presentation:
Poems of Possibility
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 10:30
Where:
Café Gourmet, 44 Voortrekker St, Mcgregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Fanie Olivier
Event No:
#130
Presentation:
“Ou laaie”
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 11:30
Where:
Poets’ Corner, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
40 min
Cost:
free entry
Harry Owen
Event No:
#131
Book Launch:
The Cull: new and resurrected poems
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 12:00
Where:
The Book Tent, 24 Kerk St. McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
free entry
Philip de Vos
Event No:
#132
Presentation:
Words and Music / Woord en Klank
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 12:00
Where:
Wahnfried, 27 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Open Mic: Session 2
Event No:
#133
Presentation:
Hosted by Hugh Hodge
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 12:00
Where:
Caritas, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
free entry
Lunette Elle Warren
Event No:
#134
Presentation:
Not My Father’s Daughter / Ek is Nie Joune Nie
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 12:00
Where:
La Galleria, 7 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Lerato Sibanda
Event No:
#136
Presentation:
In an attic of antics
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 12:00
Where:
Café Gourmet, 44 Voortrekker St, Mcgregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Montagu A Cappella
Event No:
#137
Presentation:
The Beatles as poets
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 13:30
Where:
Wahnfried, 27 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Mary Murphy
Event No:
#138
Presentation:
Meet Molly, A staggered, and staggering, view of a woman’s life
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 13:30
Where:
Caritas, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
50 min
Cost:
R50.00
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Film
Event No:
#139
Presentation:
Noem My Skollie
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 15:00
Where:
Wahnfried, 27 Bree Street, McGregor
Duration:
2hr 40 min
Cost:
entry by donation
Sop, Dop and Relax
Event No:
#140
Presentation:
Noem My Skollie
When:
Sunday 27 August @ 18:00
Where:
Tebaldi’s Tent, Cnr Voortrekker and Bree St.
Duration:
Cost:
Donation to The MAC Project
(pre-booking is essential: Temenos Office 023 625 1871)
