From the article by Kelwyn Sole: '"Here it is safe to assume nothing at all’: aesthetics and the impasse of South African poetry criticism” for 'Scrutiny2', 2016 For the full article, see Kelwyn Sole's 'Walking, Falling' book page on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/walk...

Extract from 'Bhlawa's Inconsolable Spirits' (Deep South, 2023) by Mxolisi Nyezwa For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/bhla...

"Staffrider" a short film by Khulile Nxumalo and Tracey Rose for Chimurenga's 'Pan African Space Station' on YouTube, 2019 For more, see: 🔑: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIu3...

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From the article by Kelwyn Sole: "The Endless Deferral of Value: ‘Formal’ vs ‘Sociological’ Criticism in Black South African Poetry", for 'Wasafiri', 2016 For the full article, see Kelwyn Sole's 'Walking, Falling' book page on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/walk...

"iron shit" and "the blossoms were (chinese art)" by Phillip Zhuwao from 'Sunrise Poison' (Deep South, 2018) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/sunr...

"Mev. Roos" from the new Deep South collection '(don't fall, ma said)' by Alan Finlay For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/dont...

Deep South & David Krut Bookstore invite you to the launch of '(don’t fall, ma said)' by Alan Finlay 14h30, Jan 10th, 2026 David Krut Bookstore 151 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood RSVP [email protected] For more, see: Alan Finlay's new book page on the DS website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/dont...

From the article by Sizakele Nkosi of 'Complete Poems' by Isabella Motadinyane, for 'Botsotso', 2021 (revised 2025) For the full article, see Isabella Motadinyane's 'Complete Poems' book page on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/comp...

"Soldier in a black dress" and "The looting" by Dimakatso Sedite from 'Yellow Shade' (Deep South, 2021) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/yell...

From the review by Kyle Allan of 'Malikhanye' by Mxolisi Nyezwa for 'LitNet', 2012 For the full review, see Mxolisi Nyezwa's 'Malikhanye' book page on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/mali...

Extract from 'Bird-Monk Seding' (Deep South, 2017) by Lesego Rampolokeng For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/bird...

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"Written in silence" and "Apartheid" and "No time for amagwijo" by Ayanda Billie from 'KwaNobuhle Overcast' (Deep South, 2019) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/kwan...

From the review by Alan Finlay of 'Lament for Kofifi Macu' by Angifi Dladla, for 'New Coin', 2018 For the full review, see Angifi Dladla's 'Lament for Kofifi Macu' book page on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/lame...

"The Monkey-Tree" by Ari Sitas from 'Rough Music: Selected Poems 1989-2013' (Deep South, 2013) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/roug...

From the review by Kobus Moolman of 'All the Days' by Robert Berold, for 'New Contrast', 2009 For the full review, see Robert Berold's 'All the Days' book page on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/all-...

'African Life-Writing: Mapping Lives, Making Meaning' Featuring Colleen Higgs, whose 'my mother, my madness' (Deep South, 2020) book page, can be found here: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/my-m...

"The rain" and "Inside the river" and "The oven of god" by Mangaliso Buzani from 'a naked bone' (Deep South, 2019) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/a-na...

From the review by Moira Richards of 'Light and After' by Kobus Moolman, for 'Rattle' (also published in 'New Coin'), 2011 For the full review, see Kobus Moolman's 'Light and After' book page on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/ligh...

"Judgement day" and "From the accursed" and "Lamb of God" by Joan Metelerkamp from 'Requiem' (Deep South, 2003) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/requ...

"DEDICATION (for the critic)" by Lesego Rampolokeng from 'Head on Fire' (Deep South, 2012) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/head...

Extracts from 'Slave Trades' (Deep South, 2000) by Ari Sitas For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/slav...

From the article by Mishka Hoosen: "The Language From the Far Places: Experiences of Mental Illness in Literature" for 'Ploughshares', 2017 For the full article, see Mishka Hoosen's 'Call it a difficult night' book page on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/call...

From the "Introduction" for 'In the Heat of Shadows: South African Poetry 1996-2013' (Deep South, 2014) by Denis Hirson For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/in-t...

"Khulile Nxumalo: Seeking new ways of saying" an interview by Gary Cummiskey for The Dye Hard Interviews series, 2013 For the full interview with Khulile Nxumalo, see his 'Interviews and Articles' tab/section on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/ten-...

"the penelopey" an extract by Taban lo Liyong from 'After Troy' (Deep South, 2021) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/afte...

'Poetry 99: Twenty South African Poets in Performance', edited by Robert Berold & co-published with Timbila, (1999/2013) For Mxolisi Nyezwa's full "Introduction" and 'Contents', see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/poet... And for the full Video performance, see: 🔑: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-jR...

"Glimpses of women in overalls" and "Pocket money" by Karen Press from 'Heart's Hunger: Selected Poems' (Deep South, 2024) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/hear...

From the review by Dimakatso Sedite of 'skeptical erections' by Mxolisi Dolla Sapeta, for 'New Coin', 2022 For the full review, see the 'skeptical erections' page on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/skep...

"Heavyweight" by the Kalahari Surfers featuring Lesego Rampolokeng from the Shifty Media Official Channel on YouTube, 2014 For more, see: 🔑: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOq3...

Review by Denis Hirson of 'A Book of Rooms' by Kobus Moolman, for 'New Coin', 2015 For the full review, see the 'A Book of Rooms' page on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/a-bo...

"Hoshe ngwana" and "Stella" by Isabella Motandinyane from 'Complete Poems' (Deep South, 2016) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/comp...

From the review by Tony Voss of 'Under dark under branches' by Joan Metelerkamp, for 'Stanzas', 2025 For the full review, see the 'Under dark under branches' page on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/unde...

"Seafront" by Kelwyn Sole from 'Walking, Falling' (Deep South, 2017) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/walk...

Review by Phaswane Mpe of 'The girl who then feared to sleep' by Angifi Dladla, for 'New Coin', 2001 For the full review, see 'The girl who then feared to sleep' book page on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/the-...

"Robber's confession" and "Virgin" and "When she cried" by Mzwandile Matiwana from 'i lost a poem' (Deep South, 2004) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/i-lo...

Review by Gary Cummiskey of 'Slave Trades' by Ari Sitas, for 'Sunday Independent', 2000 For the full review, see the 'Slave Trades' page on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/slav...

"My mother kicked me into space" by Henali Kuit from 'The incredible beat of my heart' (Deep South, 2021) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/the-...

Interview with Chris van Wyk by Mary Watson for 'LitNet', 2006 For the full interview with Chris van Wyk, see his 'Interviews and Articles' section on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/my-m...

Review by Lisa Combrinck of 'ten flapping elbows, mama' by Khulile Nxumalo, for 'Sowetan', 2004 For the full review, see the 'ten flapping elbows, mama' book page on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/ten-...

"EXPOSURE" by Angifi Dladla, from 'The girl who then feared to sleep' (Deep South, 2001) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/the-...

"DEDICATION (for the critic)" by Lesego Rampolokeng from 'Head on Fire' (Deep South, 2012) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/head...

Interview with Karen Press by Robert Berold for 'New Coin', 1993 For the full interview with Karen Press, see her 'Interviews and Articles' tab/section on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/hear...

"Woman with headlight" and "Nightfall" by Haidee Kotze from 'Scrim' (Deep South, 2019) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/scrim/

Interview with Richard Fox by Gary Cummiskey for 'The Odd Magazine', 2022 For the full interview with Richard Fox, see his 'Interviews and Articles' tab/section on the Deep South website: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/othe...

Two excerpts from 'Bhlawa's Inconsolable Spirits' (Deep South, 2023) by Mxolisi Nyezwa For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/bhla...

"Behind the Byline" an Interview with Vonani Bila by Elizabeth Sutton, for the 'New England Review' For the full interview, see the interviews tab/section of Bilakhulu! | Deep South 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/bila...

Extract from 'Under dark under branches' by Joan Metelerkamp (Deep South, 2024) For more, see: 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/unde...

"Sculptures of Silence: An interview with Kobus Moolman by Shaun Pieter Clamp" for 'Illuminations' For Kobus Moolman's full response here, see the interviews tab/section of A Book of Rooms | Deep South 🔑: deepsouth.co.za/product/a-bo...