Poetry Africa kicks off
The festival, which features 21 poets from around the world, opened on Monday and will run until Saturday, 20 October.
THE 22nd Poetry Africa Festival was launched on Monday, 15 October at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts.
The festival, which features 21 poets from around the world, opened on Monday night at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre and will run until Saturday, 20 October with the festival finale at the BAT Centre.
With praise poetry as the main focus this year, the extensive week-long programme features performances, readings and book-launches with a dynamic array of poets every evening. The festival also includes the popular Durban Slam Jam Competition and the festival finale, featuring all the poets in the festival. The daytime programme includes seminars, workshops, poetry competitions, open mic opportunities, campus invasions and school visits.
The full programme for Poetry Africa can be viewed at www.cca.ukzn.ac.za . Tickets are R60 for adults and R40 for pensioners and students through Computicket.
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