AVBOB Raises the Bar for South African Poetry with a Thrilling New Award! AVBOB is doubling down on its passion for South African poetry! In an inspiring announcement, CEO Carl van der Riet unveiled a vibrant addition to the AVBOB Poetry Project, now in its eighth celebrated year. Starting in 2025, the all-new AVBOB Prize for…
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Lisa Julie LEARNING AND TEACHING POETICALLY How can we maintain a sense of wonder into our adult lives and encourage it in the children we encounter and teach? As we prepare to celebrate International Day of Education on 24 January, the AVBOB Poetry Project has invited Lisa Julie, poet, performer and literary scholar, to reflect…
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BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF POETS AS ANNUAL COMPETITION CLOSES The 2025 AVBOB Poetry Competition officially closed at 23:59 on 30 November 2024. As before, poets were invited to submit up to 10 poems in any of South Africa’s official written languages on the theme I Wish I’d Said… and by the time the competition closed, 6 639…
Onderhoud: Salvia Ockhuis
Mellet Moll gesels met Salvia Ockhuis, die wenner van die Afrikaanse kategorie van die AVBOB-poësiekompetisie vir 2023 Mellet Moll [MM]: Salvia, namens die lesers van Versindaba, baie geluk met die eerste plek wat jy in die afgelope AVBOB-Poësiekompetisie behaal het. Die titel van jou wengedig is “Metafoor (vir Clement)”. Vertel ons asseblief…
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Gus Ferguson GENEROSITY What is the first image that pops into your head when you hear the word “poet”? For many, it is a solitary, forlorn-looking person in a poorly lit room. But throughout recorded history, there have been poets who challenged and disrupted this all-too-serious image of what a…
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A NEW COMPETITION CATEGORY The AVBOB Poetry Project embarks on an inspiring journey with the addition of a brand-new competition theme: New Beginnings. This theme is a new category (alongside the current themes of Birth, Hope, Love and Death) under which poets can enter the annual AVBOB Poetry Competition, which opened its doors for new submissions…
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Dorian Haarhoff THE GAMES POETS PLAY While poets tend to take their craft very seriously, it is worth remembering that creativity thrives on playfulness and tends to catch us by surprise. Dorian Haarhoff (https://dorianhaarhoffblog.co.za) is a poet, storyteller and workshop facilitator who believes in the power of poetry to unlock our innate…
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A GIFT THAT CAN’T BE QUANTIFIED When we try to write down our very own, personal story, we often find that we cannot separate our stories from those who have nurtured and influenced us. As South Africans prepare to celebrate Mandela Day on 18 July, the AVBOB Poetry Project is acknowledging Nkateka Masinga, an…