05/07/2021
Friends of Echoing Green Press--here is good news--the zoom launch of GRIPSCAPES. See you there. Best, Jim
Hi everyone,
Norman Morrissey’s posthumously published collection, Gripscapes (2021) will be launched at The Red Wheelbarrow next week. A selection of poems from Gripscapes will be read by John van Wyngaard (editor and compiler) and fellow Ecca poets, Brian Walter and Silke Heiss. Jim Phelps of Echoing Green Press will chair proceedings.
See you then!
John van Wyngaard
John van Wyngaard spent his working life teaching literature at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus (now the University of Kwazulu-Natal), over several decades and across a wide range of material, but mainly poetry from America to Britain and South Africa, from the earliest beginnings to the present day. He has occasionally even committed a poem or two of his own. He is a contemporary of Norman Morrissey, and a friend from undergrad days onwards, and followed Norman's writing history from its start.
Brief Biography of Norman Morrissey
* Born 3 October 1949.
* School and university in Pietermaritzburg.
* Lectured English at universities of Cape Town (1973) and Natal (1976-1979).
* Education Officer, Natal Parks Board, 1980-1983.
* Lectured English, Fort Hare University, 1983-2002.
* Resident at Hogsback 1996-2017.
* With colleagues Cathal Lagan and Brian Walter, established the Ecca Poets.
* Died 23 July 2017.
**As always, the reading by the featured poet will be followed by an open mic session for poets from the audience. Poets are welcome to read from their own work as well as from the work of a favourite poet**
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9529041131?pwd=M2VUL3RNWGMvMFZCU1Zuemt6QnU3Zz09
Date: 8th July 2021
Time: 19:30 SAST
Meeting ID: 952 904 1131
Passcode: 12345
Poems by poets featured previously at TRW can be found on our blog:
https://redwheelbarrowpoet.wixsite.com/website
The Red Wheelbarrow was launched in January 2021 with a view to providing opportunities for poets, and those who love poetry, to meet and read. Our aim is to provide an inclusive platform for poets from diverse traditions, and at different levels of experience.
