South African poetry since 2014

Book launches at Poetry in McGregor 2022

October 14, 2022

We’re having two book launches this year at Poetry in McGregor, deep in the (not-so-warm) bosom of the Western Cape. Come see Douglas Reid Skinner and Nondwe Mpuma read on the morning of Saturday 19 November. More information here.

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.

On social media

This month’s launches of Owele take place next week in Durban and Makhanda. Swipe for aaaaaaall the info! 🌊 #uHlanga #BookLaunch #OwelePoems #SihleNtuli #poet #poetry #poems

We’ve received wonderful examples of zines and self-published poetry from you: thank you! But now we’re giving you one more month to send them in🔥 📌 If you’re seeing this call for the first time, know that we are looking to feature selected self-published poetry and poetry zines on our social media in the upcoming months! Email yours to: nick@uhlangapress.co.za We know South Africa is alive with poetic works and we can’t wait to see yours. #uHlanga #zine #ZineMaker #PoetryZine #poet #poetry #poems

“Who you are, your personality, what you have read, what you have written – all of that is going to inform how you translate.” – Douglas Reid Skinner In partnership with @craneriverpoetry, we released ‘Catullus: Selected Lyric Poems’, translated by Richard Whitaker and Douglas Reid Skinner. 📖 In this edition, “Catullus is deeply engaged with his subject, a writer passionate about his craft, and fully in touch with the centuries of Greek and Roman poetry that came before him.” Read our interview with Richard and Douglas now at our 🔗 in bio. #uHlanga #CatullusPoems #poet #poems #translation #LiteraryTranslation