I should have shared this review as soon as it came out. But it was an insane year for me, 2022, and I’m just slowly catching up with what struck me then while still trying to chart an already halfway 2023.
Poet Sihle Ntuli wrote a generous review and I have no way of thanking him enough. Please click THIS LINK to read the entire review.
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Bloodred Dragonflies was reviewed by Gary Cummiskey in Stanzas (shared on Gary’s blog).
It’s a warm review, and also mentions my own wish for a thicker collection. You can buy the book from Deep South (Robert Berold), from me, or from a decent local bookshop in South Africa. If you are in the Philippines, the book is available from San Anselmo Publications via their Facebook page.
In other territories, it can be ordered via the website of The African Books Collective or through Amazon – in both ebook and hard copy.
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A few years ago, I was like a ghost on a video screen, larger than my usual proportions.
The first time I read “To be an Orc” to an audience with all the necessary contortions.
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The book Bloodred Dragonflies took many years in the making. It took so long that I was beginning to doubt it would ever come out.
My Deep South publisher, Robert Berold, shared immense wisdom in shaping the final version of a book we felt we could be proud to share with the rest of the world. Or at least any reader of poetry who doesn’t just go for popularity or passing fads.
The book is available in South Africa through me, Robert, and at decent book sellers in the country. It is available in the Philippines through a special arrangement with San Anselmo Publications (order via their Facebook page). For the rest of the world it is distributed in hard copy and ebook format by the African Books Collective through their website. It is also available from other online retailers.
We had a Pre-launch Zoom event in April 2022. I never got around to editing the recording until yesterday. Apologies to all. I’ve posted it now on my YouTube channel, matangmanok. Please subscribe to the channel and consider sharing it. I hope to reach more readers using it.
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