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South African poetry since 2014
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In a Free State by P.R. Anderson – Cape Town launch with Rustum Kozain!

November 7, 2018
← Open submissions in February 2019Announcing In a Free State by P.R. Anderson, and the new edition of Foundling's Island →

About uHlanga

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

Our books are available from all retail bookstores in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.

You can also buy our books directly from us, delivered to your door. (South Africa only)

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

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“I expected nothing less from this life than to be shocked” – @rosalyster From the Eastern Cape to Gauteng, KZN and the Western Cape, SA has wonderful independent bookshops that stock uHlanga books. Think ‘’Owele&rdqu
“I expected nothing less from this life than to be shocked” – @rosalyster From the Eastern Cape to Gauteng, KZN and the Western Cape, SA has wonderful independent bookshops that stock uHlanga books. Think ‘’Owele” by Sihle Ntuli, Shane Van Der Hoven’s “Kruiper-Crawler”, or even Saaleha Idrees Bamjee’s “Zikr” @sihlexntuli @shanevdh @saaleha_b 📚 Which is your fave? #uHlanga #IndieBookShops #poetry #Bookstagram #OwelePoems #KruiperCrawlerPoems #ZikrPoems
It’s lovely to hold your own book in your hands. But make sure you’re taking this important step for the sake of the work – your poems. Ensure, too, that you’re willing to extend your own energy to the writers around you, for
It’s lovely to hold your own book in your hands. But make sure you’re taking this important step for the sake of the work – your poems. Ensure, too, that you’re willing to extend your own energy to the writers around you, for your community, as they celebrate you. Either way, writing for the sheer joy (or anguish) of writing is what matters, first and foremost. And there’s reasons why we say so! 📚 Swipe to read them. #uHlanga #SelfPublishing #poetry #TheseNotesAreYours #SelfPublish #PoetryCommunity #WritersOfInstagram
Forget “roses are red”, your love deserves real poetry! 🎁😘 Gift your Valentine, thanks to uHlanga & Mzansi Books at our link in bio. #uHlanga #MzansiBooks #IndependentPublisher #Bookstagram #BooksBooksBooks #ValentinesDay #valenti
Forget “roses are red”, your love deserves real poetry! 🎁😘 Gift your Valentine, thanks to uHlanga & Mzansi Books at our link in bio. #uHlanga #MzansiBooks #IndependentPublisher #Bookstagram #BooksBooksBooks #ValentinesDay #valentine

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