Kobus Moolman
Professor of Creative Writing at the University of the Western Cape
Conferences and Presentations
PEN, “Day of the Imprisoned Writer” Poetry Reading
15 November, Cape Town
Red Wheelbarrow Guest Poet Reading
UCT, 20 September
Guest poet at Off the Wall online poetry reading
12 June
Georgia State University “Study Abroad” virtual seminar
Invited writer. 24 May
Towards Disability Inclusion in African contexts Conference
Disability and Inclusion Africa Network Conference Presentation and Conference.
Co-Convenor. 17 March
Harvest of the Arts Festival Poetry reading
26 February, Spier, Stellenbosch
Mountain Behind the House
Red Wheelbarrow Guest Poet Reading
Cape Town, 15 February
Georgia State University “Study Abroad” virtual seminar
Invited writer. 16 May
Reading the alternate Body: extracts from new work
Alternative Explanations: Disability in African Arts - Disability and Inclusion Africa Network online workshop.
Paper presentation and Conference Co-Convenor. 18 May
Guest Poet at Crip Poetry from Three Continents online reading
20 April. University of Toledo Ability Center, Ohio
Theft and Skin
This Mortal Body workshop - Re-thinking South African literatures project. Paper presentation, April, Centre for Multilingualism and Diversities Research, UWC
Guest Poet at The Red Wheelbarrow online reading
4 February
Disability & Inclusion: Alternative Explanations online exhibition
12 November, University of Lancaster
Guest Poet at online Madibaland Poetry festival
November 26-27, South Africa
Guest Poet at Ó Bhéal online reading
October 12, Cork City, Ireland
Hello Mum, I’m in jail: a critical reflection on the PMB New Prison poetry project
Paper presented at the Re-Imagining South African Literatures Other languages / Other Arts Colloquium on 2 April 2019 at University of the Western Cape
Not Falling but Floating
Paper presented at The State of Dis-Ease: a transdisciplinary workshop on South African health and illness, JIAS, 25-28 March, Johannesburg
Guest Poet at McGregor Poetry Festival
Guest Poet at McGregor Poetry Festival
Not Falling but Floating: the tension between ‘disability autobiography’ and ‘autre-biography’
Paper presented at the Textualities of Auto/biography conference. Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies
‘The Law of Impurity’
the Inner Workings of a Cross-Genre Approach to Writing.” Paper presented at Writing for Liberty Conference, Cape Town
Featured poet at Poetry Africa festival
Durban
Guest Poet at McGregor Poetry Festival
Winter Warmer Poetry Festival
Cork, Ireland
Winter Warmer Poetry Festival
Cork, Ireland
Guest Poet at “Double Shot Readings”
Dublin, Ireland
Guest poet at “Working Artists’ Studios”
Skibbereen, Ireland
Guest seminar, “The Book of Rooms”
English Department, University of Pretoria
Guest Writer at MA in Creative Writing
Rhodes University, for a week
Dromineer Literary Festival, Ireland
Delivered a poetry reading, conducted a writing workshop and participated in a panel discussion on “The Book that Most Influenced Me”
Guest poet at University College Cork
MA in Creative Writing, Ireland
Guest poet at Ó Bhéal reading
Cork City, Ireland
Guest poet at Marketplace Poetry
Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
Midlands Literary Festival
Presentation on the writing of Left Over
Teaching the practice of writing poetry in a university environment
paper presented at Rhodes colloquium on the teaching of creative writing, Rhodes University
With Alan Finlay and Robert Berold: Panel discussion on “The State of Literary Magazines in South Africa”
WordFest, Grahamstown
Featured poet in Poetry Africa Festival
Durban
Richmond Literary Festival October
Presentation on writing Left Over. Guest Lecture, “The How of the What”, Institute for the Study of English in Africa, Grahamstown (15 July)
Featured poet in Melville Poetry Festival
Johannesburg
Featured poet in Melville Poetry Festival
Johannesburg
Featured poet in Fugard Festival
Nieu Bethesda
With Leslie Swartz and Fiona Snyckers. Panel discussion, “Challenging Lives”
Franschhoek Literary Festival
With Leon de Kock, Kei Miller and Finuala Dowling. Panel discussion, “Can you teach creative writing?”
Franschhoek Literary Festival
Hilton College IEB Educator’s Conference
Paper on “Teaching Creative Writing in the Classroom”
Featured poet at the Poetry Africa Festival
Durban
Guest poet at Calgary International Spoken Word Festival
Banff Centre, Canada
Panel discussion, “Spoken Word without Boundaries.”
Calgary International Spoken Word Festival, Banff Centre, Canada. (7 April).
Poetry reading with Ingrid Anderson
Hilton Arts Festival
Featured poet at the Poetry Africa Festival
Durban