Monday, February 5, 2018

Friday, November 24, 2017

FLAXMAN QOOPANE IS DEAD

Celebrated Free State and South African writer, Flaxman Qoopane is dead. The late Qoopane was a poet, essayist, biographer, columnist, journalist, humorist, actor, critic, and general literary activist. He was also the founder and Curator of the acclaimed Qoopane Literary Gallery. The tributes and plaudits continue to flood in...

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

FREE STATE WRITERS IN TANDEM

How Free State Black Writing has evolved over the years, with so many prominent protagonists now! Photo here shows (from left) Pa Kgang Abel Motheane, Teboho Masakala, NthabisengJahRose Jafta, Hector Kunene, and ‘father of letters’ Flaxman Qoopane.

Monday, July 10, 2017

GRAHAMSTOWN ART FESTIVAL 2017

Once again, this year, the go-ahead FS outfit Charmza Literary Club was in its element, taking four books to Grahamstown to be launched and introduced to visitors and creative's visiting the festival. The four books taken to the festival are published by Charmza Literary Club; and titles are as follows: 1 Letters to baby Moroka by Charmaine Mrwebi 2 Setswana love letter by Kagisho Kolwane. 3 Ndizimele by Siphe Zenani 4.Grahamstown and Free State Poetry Exchange contributed by Free State and Grahamstown Poets. All the books were further highlighted, introduced, and launched at National English Literature Museum, igniting a fecund literary partnership between the world famous museum and Charmza Literary club which has been going on for the past 4 years Mme Charmaine (top) said: “We were excited to attend the festival where a medley of great writers were in their stride. We were inspired by many of them, including Lesego Rampolokeng, who inspired us…and we were happy to liaise and network with national authors,”

Thursday, June 15, 2017

DEEPEST SPRINGS. By N.M.M Duman

This work has been lauded by the literary pundits and critics.