Poetry festival set for expression
THE 17th Poetry Africa - International Poetry Festival, presented in partnership with the City of Durban and the KZN Department of Arts and Culture, is proud to announce the festival line-up, which promises to be an exhilarating showcase of diverse voices and sounds.
Organised by the Centre for Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal) to take place from 14 to19 October, this festival is a critical platform for self-expression that offers a space for cultural exchange in the city of Durban. The festival takes place at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre at 7pm from 14 to 18 October and at the Bat Centre at 7pm on 19 October.
The festival’s line-up features a ground-breaking poetry project, a 12-track recorded album entitled Insurrections, featuring poets and ethnomusicologists from India and South Africa. The project sees the rich sounds of the Indian music. The ensemble will perform on Thursday 17 October.
Keeping with the musical theme of this year’s edition, the festival will feature five poets who also work as recording musicians, and spoken word poets from Africa and abroad including four poets from the Irish poetry collective, O’Bheal, will present their work at the festival. This contingent consists of Paul Casey, Afric McGinchey, Billy Ramsel and American-born Raven. Completing the international line-up will be Ian Kamau (Canada), Barnabe Laye (Benin) and Raphael d’Abdon (Italy/South Africa).
