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Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi | The dry and the wet burn together The war launched against Iran by the United States and Israel is a war of choice and of hubris. There is scarcely even...

The dry and the wet burn together www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...

05.03.2026 06:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonight in BBC Radio 4’s Illuminated, the poet Jack Underwood offers his services as a metaphor consultant, for a very reasonable fee.

Listen to The Metaphor Consultant in the Illuminated podcast

Produced by Eleanor McDowall www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

18.01.2026 08:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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In Time, Paper, Bone @bonganikona.bsky.social presented an intimate portrait of one woman’s quest for closure and South Africa’s long reckoning with the injustices of the past. The result of years of work by producers @catherineboulle.bsky.social & Bongani Kona

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

27.12.2025 11:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Neo Muyanga - Dipalo: A Mixtape For Those Who Practice Counting

DIPALO: a mixtape for those who practice counting www.mixcloud.com/chimurenga/n...

07.12.2025 11:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Baba
Baba YouTube video by Yonela Mnana - Topic

Yonela Mnana, 'Baba' ❀️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-PT...

31.08.2025 20:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Please join us this Thursday at 17.00 SAST for the last event in our β€˜Writing in Troubled Times’ series. We will be in conversation with Tetyana Teren about Victoria Amelina’s posthumously published work, Looking at Women Looking at War. As always, RSVP at pensouthafrica@proton.me for the Zoom link.

25.08.2025 12:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Support African Translation Project African Translation Project; Current Goal: $2500 by the end of August - to begin translation of: The Crocodile Doesn’t Hunt / Zvinobvinza by Pauline Chirata-Mukondiwa, translated from Shona by…

Support African Translation Project ko-fi.com/africantrans...

22.08.2025 05:16 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Please join us this Thursday at 17:00 SAST for the penultimate instalment of our β€˜Writing in Troubled Times’ series. This week we’ll be engaging with several contributors to Literary Sudans, an anthology edited by Bhakti Shringarpure. As always, RSVP for the Zoom link at pensouthafrica@proton.me

18.08.2025 15:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Please join us this coming Thursday at 17:00 SAST for our next instalment of our β€˜Writing in Troubled Times’ series. Contributors to the anthology Insurgent Feminisms: Writing War - edited by Bhakti Shringarpure - will be reading their work. RSVP for the Zoom link at pensouthafrica@proton.me

11.08.2025 20:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Jakes Gerwel Foundation presents the Brussels tot Karoo residency for Flemish and South African writers. The goal is to grant writers 3 weeks of uninterrupted time to work on a manuscript - in any genre. Please email theo@jgf.org.za for more information, or apply at the link shown in the poster.

11.08.2025 21:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Art Of Exile Trailer with open captions
The Art Of Exile Trailer with open captions YouTube video by New Day Films

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Click the link to watch the preview of The Art of Exile, which we are screening at Bertha House this coming Wednesday at 17.00. As always, please RSVP at pensouthafrica@proton.me to secure your place. Entrance is free!

04.08.2025 05:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Please join us virtually this Thursday for a conversation with Athol Williams! RSVP at pensouthafrica@proton.me for the Zoom link.

29.07.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Amir Ahmadi Arian | From under the Dining Table I met the great Iranian novelist Mahmoud Dowlatabadi in 2006. We had the same publisher, and through them he sent me a...

From under the Dining Table: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ju...

24.07.2025 06:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Please join us this coming Tuesday at 17:00 SAST for the second instalment of our Writing in Troubled Times series! C.A. Davids will be in conversation with Nathi Ngubane ahout his educational colouring books, From the River to the Sea and Malcolm X in Gaza. RSVP: pensouthafrica@proton.me

19.07.2025 18:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Some stories take a long, long time - to unfold, to be told, and to find a home. This was one of them.Β 

Time, Paper, Bone, made with the brilliant @bonganikona.bsky.social, is now out in its full and final form, on BBC Radio 4 πŸ’«

🎧 Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002g2nf

21.07.2025 08:19 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Based on four years of fieldwork by collaborators @bonganikona.bsky.social and @catherineboulle.bsky.social, β€˜Time, Paper, Bone’ is an intimate portrait of one woman’s lifelong quest for closure, and South Africa’s long reckoning with the injustices of the past.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

18.07.2025 08:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My dear friend, Catherine Boulle, and I have travelled a long journey with this piece and we are glad that it’s finally out in the world. Please feel free to give it a listen here: ❀️

21.07.2025 07:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Robben Island’s Hallelujah - BBC Sounds The story of Handel's famous chorus performed on Robben Island.

An incredible piece ❀️https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0028301

19.02.2025 13:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Disturbing The Archive β€œIn such an uncertain time…all I can say is that I need to stay vigilant so that I hold on to the wonder and promise of becoming something of my own choosing.” β€” Disturbing The Archive, Literatea w…

'Disturbing the Archive': An awesome conversation between RΓ©my Ngamije and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu doeklitmag.com/disturbing-t...

05.01.2025 10:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
BLK JKS - HARARE (Official Video)
BLK JKS - HARARE (Official Video) YouTube video by BLK JKS

Blk Jks, 'Harare' www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrYd...

21.12.2024 08:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Remembrance
Remembrance YouTube video by Kujenga - Topic

Kujenga, 'Remembrance' www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx3w...

18.12.2024 12:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Teardrop | Kyle Shepherd Trio | Live in Cape Town 2024 | The Baxter Concert Hall
Teardrop | Kyle Shepherd Trio | Live in Cape Town 2024 | The Baxter Concert Hall YouTube video by Kyle Shepherd Music

Witnessing this was a transcendental experience: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM31...

12.12.2024 20:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Teardrop- The Kyle Shepherd Trio- OUT 18 November 2024 on Matsuli Music and all Streaming Platforms
Teardrop- The Kyle Shepherd Trio- OUT 18 November 2024 on Matsuli Music and all Streaming Platforms YouTube video by Kyle Shepherd Music

Kyle Shepherd Trio, 'Teardrop' www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpQ1...

08.12.2024 11:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Fellow John Murillo Reads "Practicing Fade-Aways" in "Up Jump the Boogie" (Cypher Books, 2010)
Fellow John Murillo Reads "Practicing Fade-Aways" in "Up Jump the Boogie" (Cypher Books, 2010) YouTube video by Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown

John Murillo Reads "Practicing Fade-Aways" in "Up Jump the Boogie" (Cypher Books, 2010) ❀️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNbfI9LBfE0

07.12.2024 10:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0