We are delighted to introduce The Empty Chair, a new podcast series from PEN South Africa about writing, freedom of expression, censorship, resilience and solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For these first five episodes, we have drawn together an eclectic and electric group: novelists, poets, performance poets, journalists, constitutionalists and academics, who together offer us remarkable insights that are piercing, funny, courageous, explanatory and hopeful – all working to help us make sense of this strange and disorientating time.
We hope you will join us for these conversations. The trailer for The PEN SA Empty Chair podcast is now available on our website at https://pensouthafrica.co.za/pen-sa-podcast-the-empty-chair/ as well as on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Poet Siphokazi Jonas to deliver bespoke work prior to SONA 2021
Siphokazi Jonas who holds an MA degree in English Literature as well as an undergraduate degree in Drama and English has been invited to deliver a two minute bespoke work prior to the President of the Republic of South Africa delivering the State of the Nation address tonight Thursday 11 February 2021
Please tune in from 6.30pm as the work will be presented before 7pm local SA time
“This is really meaningful because I hope it will be an opportunity to highlight the importance of the arts in South Africa “,remarked Siphokazi when we spoke to her last night ahead of today .