Victoria Williams: 0105

No longer the sad and lonely association.
That could only really be a society of one.

Carnival by Gary Cummiskey

Gary Cummiskey Interviews Kobus Moolman

"Kobus Moolman: defending the value of poetry." Gary Cummiskey interviews Kobus Moolman over at The Dye Hard Interviews.

Invitation To The Launch of Shaggy by Anton Krueger And Pravasan Pillay

Victoria Williams: 0104

Sex Education:
Today class, talk about abortion,
While I jump out of the window.
We learned a lot from her.
Later we stood at the top of the stairs,
And rained down jelly babies on the faces of the boys.
They waited, mouths open.

Brion's Discourse On Morocco by Gary Cummiskey

Michelle Nair: 0010

Max Moodley: 0057

Victoria Williams: 0103

I probably do still love you. But you’re not the only one I could say that to.

Golden Like The Sun by Gary Cummiskey

Gary Cummiskey on Dye Hard Press

"I started out very basic, just typing up poems on my computer at work, A4, then photocopying them, with a cover, and stapling down the side. About the first eight titles were produced that way. They didn’t even have ISBNs."

Max Moodley: 0056

Victoria Williams: 0102

The first line of his novel: ‘I will tell you what happens at the end. She dies.’

Snipes by Joan McNerney

Studies have shown coffee, sex
and workouts contribute to aneurysms.
Perhaps double death chocolate cake
in strategic areas might enhance
these outcomes.

A Bird Eclipsed My Hand As I Was Trying To Touch The Sun by Gary Cummiskey

Gary Cummiskey In Conversation With Janet van Eeden

Sky Dreaming is Gary Cummiskey’s most accomplished work so far. In this volume his work takes a more introspective turn with the unifying theme of a profound existential questioning of life. This kind of depth comes, I believe, from suffering through difficult times. There’s a world-weariness to this collection which takes it into universal territory...

Max Moodley: 0055

Victoria Williams: 0101

It’s always like a defeat. How do I get involved in these conflicts?
And always lose?
And end at the beginning, none the wiser?
There is no space for all this on your application form…

Humourous Haiku

Humourous haiku
This is where the setup goes -
And here's the punchline

~ Danielle Naidoo