South Africa – Sabotage

“We want spoken word theatre to go global, so we have to be the force making that happen”: in Conversation with Sophia Walker

December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 Editor Dike Chukwumerije, Jeanann Verlee, Katie Bonna, Koleka Putuma, Melizarani Selva, Sam Sax, Sophia Walker, South Africa, Spoken Word, spoken word theatre, the spoken word theatre foundation

-Interviewed by Claire Trévien– BBC Slam Champion Sophia Walker is an internationally renowned poet and teaching artist. Her spoken word

Spoken Word

An Epic Episode of Word N Sound

July 19, 2017July 18, 2017 Editor Abospitter, Johannesburg, Lati Matjeni, Lebo Mashile, Lebogang Manoko, Myesha Jenkins, Quaz Roodt, Rabbie Wrote, Scotty Lloyd, Siyabonga, South Africa, Spoken Word, Thobani Mntambo, Twitter, Word N Sound

-Reviewed by Rabbie Wrote– There is a point where tempered logic and emotion meet…Word N Sound (WNS) brings such a

Announcement Spoken Word

Introducing our new Spoken Word Editor for South Africa: Maakomele R. Manaka

June 27, 2017 Editor Aerodrome, Botsotso, Kotaz, Maakomele R. Manaka, Mak Manaka, Nelson Mandela, New Coin, Poetry potion, South Africa, Spoken Word, spoken word editor, Thabo Mbeki, The Chronic

We are pleased to announce that Maakomele R. Manaka has joined the Sabotage Reviews team as the Spoken Word Editor

Conversation

Aerial Publishing: Collective and Community Publishing in Grahamstown, South Africa

November 1, 2016November 1, 2016 Editor Aerial Publishing, Anton Krueger, Bongani Madondo, Colleen Higgs, Deep South, Grahamstown, Harry Owen, ISEA, Marike Beyers, NELM, Reddits Poetry, Robert Berold, Sonwabo Meyi, South Africa

-Collated by Claire Trévien– After stumbling on a copy of Anton Krueger’s Everyday Anomalies in Cape Town, I assumed its

Conversation

‘You must teach the stuff you love’: in conversation with Robert Berold

September 11, 2016 Editor Aerial Publishing, Bila, Claire Trévien, David Hinton, Deep South, Denis Hirson, Dladla, Grahamstown, Guy Butler, Harry Owen, Joza, Kelwyn Sole, Kenneth Rexroth, Motsapi, NELM, New Coin, Nxumalo, Nyezwa, Rampolokeng, Reddits Poetry, Robert Berold, Seitlhamo Motsapi, South Africa, William Carlos Williams, Zhuwao

-In Conversation with Claire Trévien– South African poet Robert Berold, born 1948, is the author of four books of poems.

Magazine Online Magazine Opportunities

List of South African Literary Journals (publishing in English)

September 4, 2016 Editor poetry, prose, resources, Robert Berold, South Africa

This list comes courtesy of Robert Berold, to which I’ve made one subtraction and one addition! Aerodrome (updated online journal

Magazine Poetry Short Stories

draft #1

September 3, 2016 Editor Anico Mostert, Cape Town, Julia Chaskalson, Laura Ritchie, Magdaleen du Toit, Marolize Southwood, Ruth de Cerff, South Africa

-Reviewed by Claire Trévien– draft is a new literary and fine art zine created by Magdaleen du Toit as a

Festival Live Literature Spoken Word

McGregor Poetry (Festival): Voices on Fire 26-28th August 2016

August 28, 2016January 17, 2017 Editor Cape Town, Ethne Mudge, Harry Owen, James Matthews, Jolyn Phillips, Kobus Moolman, McGregor Poetry Festival, Nick Mulgrew, Poetry in McGregor, South Africa, Temenos, UWC

-Reviewed by Claire Trévien– This isn’t going to be much of a review. I don’t think someone running three events

Conversation

KZN Literary Tourism: In Conversation with Rasvanth Chunylall

August 24, 2016August 24, 2016 Editor Apartheid, Aziz Hassim, Durban, Futhi Ntshingila, KZN, KZN Literary Tourism, Lindy Stiebel, Literary Tourism, Melissa Delport, Rasvanth Chunylall, Sifiso Mzobe, South Africa

Claire Trévien: All right, what is KZN Literary Tourism exactly? is an archive of psychogeography? Rasvanth Chunylall: KZN Literary Tourism is a research project

Collection Poetry

Slow Fires by Dan Wylie and Roxandra Dardagan Britz

June 5, 2016June 5, 2016 Editor Dan Wylie, Fourthwall Books, Grahamstown, Roxandra Dardagan Britz, Slow Fires, South Africa, Terry Sanders, Zimbabwe

-Reviewed by Claire Trévien– Terry Sanders’ 1987 documentary Slow Fires ‘looks at the disintegration of library holdings worldwide due to