Samuel Taylor Coleridge famously wished that “our clever young poets would remember (his) homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose — words in their best order; poetry — the best words in their best order.”

Join publisher Karina Szczurek and Karavan Press debut poets Beatrice Willoughby (So,), Shari Daya (Land | Lines) and Lucienne Argent (Self-portrait of a Guava) in Jannie se Leeskamer for a wondrous evening of “best words in their best order” as the authors discuss their work and read from their poetry volumes.

the person

buries despair

with pills, wine, and strangers

the poet

invites despair,

pulls up a chair, offers some wine,

says:

‘Stay a while,

live through me.’

— Whereas, Beatrice Willoughby

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Language: English

Date and Time: Thursday 20 February from 18:00 to 19:30 in Jannie se Leeskamer.