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disentangling

My reading at the Glasgow Women's Library as part of the Commonwealth Poets United exchange hosted by the Scottish Poetry Library, British Council ConnectZA and the BBC. It starts with reading by Magi Gibson - Scottish poet, author and creative writing facilitator - who hosted the event.

Glasgow Women's Library CPU

This is the first poem in a collection entitled Krotoa-Eva's Suite - a cape jazz poem in three movements - which I am currently writing.

The Woman Speaks

The Woman is a poem that was commissioned by visual artist and curator, Ernestine White, for a site-specific sound installation entitled Between Words & Images. It took place at Iziko Museum's Res-en-Vreugde in October 2013. It tells the story of a Khoi woman, who experienced abuse at the hands of the French colonial explore, Francois Le Vaillant. The poem seeks to imagine her perspective through her voice. She is never named in his journals, and her perspective is not found in any of the history books.

The Woman (from Between Words & Images)

This poem was commissioned by Agenda Feminist Media for their radio documentaries. I was asked to write a poem that would celebrate the role of women in the women's rights movement and inspired others too. Visit http://www.agenda.org.za/ for more about the organisation and to listen to their documentaries.

PHOENIX

This poem was written for Woman.Object.Corpse - a group exhibition by South African and international women artists which confronted violence against women. It was curated by the Centre for African Studies Gallery at the University of Cape Town. The poem was recorded and soundscape created by sound artist Anton Metrowich

Toni Stuart