Acclaimed poets Lebo Mashile and Phillippa Yaa De Villiers, accompanied by seasoned jazz musicians Yonela Mnana, Lex Futshane and Siphiwe Shiburi, will celebrate the work of Prof Keorapetse Kgositsile on World Poetry Day (21 March 2018)at The Orbit Jazz Club. The show...

Word N Sound starts its 2018 programme with the highly anticipated #PoetryLeague and #WNSAwards on the 3rd of February. The WNS Awards ceremony seeks to honour excellence in spoken word & literature through categories such as best showcase or the coveted...

OUT THERE SESSIONS This December Poetry & Jazz at The Orbit moves from its traditional Tuesday slot to Wednesday(6 December) as it hosts its last Out There Sessions. This time around the co-host will be Natalia Molebatsi as regular host, Myesha...

The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts (CCA) shall once again transform Durban into a platform to share and celebrate cultural reflections and discourses through the 21st edition of Poetry Africa International Festival. The festival, which commences on the...

To Breathe Into Another Voice was recently launched at The Orbit Jazz club. This is an anthology of jazz poetry compiled and edited by avid Jazz lover and poet Myesha Jenkins. Published by Real African Publishers, the anthology explores jazz...