Megan Ross in conversation with Sibongile Fisher, at Love Books Once again, I was surprised, and more than pleasantly, by the launch of a book of poems by a poet whose work I had not yet encountered. As is my habit, I flipped open Milk Fever and chose a short poem at random and found… Continue reading The birth of a new poetry book
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James Phillips, poet of the East Rand
Why does some art never leap the boundaries and time of its origins? Why does art that is locally and timeously powerful sometimes only appeal to a limited audience? These were my questions after the screening, at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown/Makhanda, of The Fun’s Not Over, a film about the life and work… Continue reading James Phillips, poet of the East Rand
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