Cape Town Review

A review of my latest book from the lovely Fuselit is here. Mostly complementary. Important to remember that there's only one thing worse than being talked about and that is not being talked about!

Poetry News - Review of Cape Town

From today's Cape Times - super!:

Review - Kate Noakes - Cape Town

Anyone who has looked beyond Cape Town’s tourist traps will smile in recognition at these closely observed poems about the city and wider environs.

A five-month work stint in early 2011 proved a fruitful time for Welsh poet Kate Noakes, whose third collection this is.  Her subversive eye found rich resources in the place, its past and present politics, and life. 

Poems range from ‘a yard of silver’ snoek to the ‘Green and yellow blanket man’ begging aggressively in Long Street, from hadedas ‘plagued with smoker’s cough’ to quagga and zebra ‘bar-coded for its foals to find home’, from forced removals to fracking and HIV transmission.  Noakes employs a deft touch, vivid imagery and frequent humour.

This elegantly printed hardback is an empathetic, thought-provoking invitation to view our city with fresh eyes. 

Sarah Rowland Jones

Cape Times, Friday, December 14, 2012, p.32

Poetry News - Review of Cape Town

A generous and very kind review of my new book, Cape Town, by the lovely Lesley Saunders is available here for your reading pleasure. Definitely cheered up my day.

http://toddswift.blogspot.fr/2012/11/guest-review-saunders-on-noakes.html

Cape Town News

Many thanks to Charlotte Chase for the mention of my recent London launch here: http://www.charlottechase.co.uk/tag/non-fiction/

Poetry News - Cape Town London Launch

A little snippet from the launch of Cape Town in London this week for your viewing pleasure - more on Monday in Paris:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FYaemnrxtM&feature=plc

Cape Town - buy it now!

My new book, Cape Town, is available here, now!

http://www.eyewearpublishing.com/products-page/books/cape-town/

Poetry News

Nice article on me here if you'd like to read it!

http://www.laurelzuckerman.com/2012/09/kate-noakes-poet-talks-with-lisa-burkitt-about-writing-inspiration-and-working-cash-jobs.html

Poetry News

A new poem of mine,  On paying attention, is published in the current edition of The Interpreter's House and will be included in my forthcoming book Cape Town. Please buy a copy of this lovely magazine here: http://www.interpretershouse.org.uk/?page_id=13 if you would like to read it before the autumn. There are many other fine poets in the magazine too.

Off the Wall - Forthcoming Poetry Readings in Cape Town

I will be the featured reader at Off the Wall poetry events on the following dates:

23 March at Kalk Bay Books - 7pm.

28 March at Touch of Madness, Observatory - 8pm

TBA at Espresso.com, Kommetjie - 7pm.

Off the Wall - Poetry in Cape Town

I have discovered a great poetry evening every Monday, note every Monday,with guest poet and open mic. This now a must on my weekly schedule. It takes place at 8pm at A Touch of Madness, Nuttall Road, Observatory, Cape Town - marvellous!
www.touchofmadness.co.za

Graffiti Project - 8

Says it all for the new South Africa. Can be found in Queen Victoria Street in central Cape Town, just next to the Centre for the Book, about which more anon when I manage to visit it. It was closed last weekend 'due to weather', which I think is shorthand for 'it's hot, we're at the beach'.