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Photo of Koleka Putuma by Andiswa Mkosi. Photo of Rosa Lyster by Ben Stanwix. Photo of Francine Simon supplied by author.

Announcing debut collections from Koleka Putuma, Rosa Lyster & Francine Simon

August 15, 2016

uHlanga's stable of new South African voices is growing. Today we are thrilled to announce the upcoming publication of three debut collections from exceptional young women: Koleka Putuma, Rosa Lyster, and Francine Simon.

Lyster's collection, Modern Rasputin, comes out late-November 2016. Simon's collection, Thungachi, is slated for release in February 2017. Putuma's as-yet-untitled book will be out in April 2017.

Rosa Lyster (b. 1984) is a writer born in Durban. She is currently a PhD student at the University of Cape Town, and works as a staff writer at Prufrock, and as contributor to the Sunday Times, the Hairpin, Casimir and Between 10 and 5. Her poems have appeared in the uHlanga magazine, the Toast, and elsewhere. She writes an essay a week on her website, rosalyster.com. Follow her on Twitter at @rosalyster.

Francine Simon (b. 1990) grew up in Durban. Her poetry has been published widely in South African magazines and anthologies. Currently she is a PhD candidate at the University of Stellenbosch. Her debut reading will take place at David Krut Projects on 18 August 2016, with Stephen Symons. She will also be appearing at the uHlanga showcase at the McGregor Poetry Festival on 27 August. Follow her on Twitter at @WriterGirlRose.

Koleka Putuma (b. 1993) is a director, writer and performance poet. In 2014, she became South Africa's first national slam poetry champion. Her poem "Water" won her the PEN SA Student Writing Award (video below). Her plays – which include UHM and Mbuzeni – resulted in a nomination for the Rosalie van der Gucht Prize for Best New Directors at the annual Fleur Du Cap Theatre Awards in 2015. She is currently a resident poet and creative director of poetry collective Lingua Franca, and the co-founder of The Papercut Collective theatre company. Follow her on Twitter at @KPutuma.

We are exceptionally proud to have all three writers on board with uHlanga. Expect more news about each collection as their release dates approach.

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About uHlanga

uHlanga is a small South African poetry press run by Nick Mulgrew.

Our books are available to order from all retail bookstores in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. Our distributors are Protea Distribution in Cape Town and can be reached at +2721 001 7618.

Outside of South Africa, many of our books are available print-on-demand through the African Books Collective.

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“As we settled into the Amazwi amphitheatre, the chatter from audience and performers filled the autumn air. Deep baritone hums wafted through the crowds, setting the stage for what was to come. A few moments later, MC Adam Levin welcomed the audience to the first poetry showcase hosted at Amazwi Museum in collaboration with the South African Poetry Projects (ZAPP), Poetry NonScenes, and the Rhodes University Department of Literary Studies in English. This showcase marked the end of a two-day poetry workshop aimed at encouraging young writers to tell their stories through their poetry.” Thank you to Mmathabo Maebela, Relebohile Mohapi and Thubelihle Mathonsi of Grocott’s Mail for this article, which you can read at our 🔗 in bio. #uHlanga #GrocottsMail #press #media #PoetryNonScenesPoems #Amazwi #SouthAfricanPublishing #poetry #poems
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uHlanga is proud to present ‘a corpse is also a garden’, the first English poetry collection by @pietermodendaal 🌸🌾 “Pieter Madibuseng Odendaal is one of the leading young Afrikaans poets of his generation. In this, a self-translated selection of poems from his first two collections, readers in English get to experience Odendaal’s stunningly confident and self-deconstructing work for the first time.” Odendaal’s understated, precise style exhibits a maturity beyond his years – whether he is reckoning with the hideous deeds of his ancestors, the tribulations of young love, or the various everyday beauties and horrors of modern South Africa. These are poems that affirm our deepest and most profound connections, both with each other and our environments – the places that birth us, and the earth to which we all return. 🌿🫛 Available in August, you can read more about ‘a corpse is also a garden’ now: https://uhlangapress.co.za/pieter-madibuseng-odendaal-a-corpse-is-also-a-garden #uHlanga #CorpsePoems #poet #poems #PieterMadibusengOdendaal
In 2014, uHlanga was born as a small poetry magazine from KwaZulu-Natal. There were too few places that celebrated South African poetry, especially that of writers just starting out. We began publishing books in 2015. Ten years later, we’ve pu
In 2014, uHlanga was born as a small poetry magazine from KwaZulu-Natal. There were too few places that celebrated South African poetry, especially that of writers just starting out. We began publishing books in 2015. Ten years later, we’ve published both debut writers and established voices. We’ve seen our books win national and international prizes, live on in syllabuses, and be pressed into the hands of new readers who whisper, “This one changed me.” We’ve spent a decade building a home for South African poetry that is bold, quiet, strange, familiar, brave and yes, beautiful. To everyone who has submitted, published, read, stocked, reviewed, taught, shared, or loved an uHlanga book — thank you. Here’s to ten years of poems. And to whatever comes next 📚 #uHlanga #TenYearsOfUhlanga #poetry #poemspoemspoems

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