Dear Poetry Friends,
Kerry Hammerton‘s new poetry collection, Nothing Is Lost, is out and we will be celebrating its launch at Exclusive Books Cavendish next week on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 5.30 for 6PM. Kerry will be in conversation with Finuala Dowling.
A poetry feast awaits. Not to be missed!
Can’t wait to see you there!
We launched Lucienne Argent‘s debut poetry collection, Self-portrait of a Guava, at Kalk Bay Books last night. How lovely to welcome this fresh, beautiful new voice into the local book community! Lucienne was in conversations with Finuala Dowling, her mentor of many years. Thank you both for a wonderful evening of poetic celebrations!
And thank you to everyone who miraculously managed to get through the gridlocked traffic to join us for the occasion. It was a magical evening.
Thank you to Kalk Bay Books for hosting the event, and to John Maytham for the wine!
Kalk Bay Books and Karavan Press invite you to the launch of Self-portrait of a Guava by Lucienne Argent. Lucienne will be in conversation with Finuala Dowling, who said of the debut collection: “It’s magnificent—quirky, original, young, funny, touching.”
Hope to see you all there! We can’t wait to celebrate this joyful, beautiful debut with you!
Listening to Finuala Dowling interviewing her daughter Beatrice Willoughby at the launch of her debut poetry collection – So, – at The Book Lounge last night felt like witnessing literary history in the making. The two have published and performed poetry together before, but with So, Beatrice is embarking on her own, individual path as a poet. She is bringing the love, nurture, talent, support, creativity of an entire community of creatives with her, and making it her own. So, is a remarkable debut. It will enchant you with its exquisite clarity.
Thank you to Beaty and Finuala for an evening of poetic magic, to The Book Lounge for hosting the event, and to everyone who was present for being there on this special evening.
Please join us for the launch of this exquisite debut poetry collection. Beatrice will be in conversation with her mother Finuala Dowling.
Earlier this year, the McGregor Poetry Festival announced a hiatus for a year. The organisers are taking a well-deserved break. The Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Collective and the Rosebank Writers’ Circle decided to step into the breach and organised a once-off event to celebrate poetry at a day-long poetry festival here in Cape Town. Please join us for these exciting poetry panels, taking place at two venues, the Bertha House and Youngblood-Africa, on 4 November 2023.
Events are free! Books will be on sale throughout the day.
Hope to see all poetry lovers there!
It gives us great joy to invite you to the launch of Kerry Hammerton’s fourth poetry collection, afterwards. She will be in conversation with Finuala Dowling. A poetic event not to be missed!
Karen Jennings will be at this year’s Franschhoek Literary Festival. She is participating in two events: the first [12] LIGHT & SHADE is already sold out, but you can still get tickets for [34] LIT GRIT (click on the image below):
