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Pass Me The Mic: Poetry After 1976 - Open Book Festival
Sat, 05 Sept
|Avalon Theatre, Homecoming Centre
Every generation has a call to answer. Within the call is a mission to be discovered, then lies the choice to embrace or abandon it. This poetry showcase honors the poetry collectives and clubs that have wrestled with the obscurity of that mission, fulfilled it Tickets are available on Webtickets.
Time & Location
05 Sept 2026, 20:30 – 21:30
Avalon Theatre, Homecoming Centre, Caledon Street, Buitenkant St, District Six, Cape Town, 7800, South Africa
About the event
Pass Me The Mic: Poetry After 1976
Every generation has a call to answer. Within the call is a mission to be discovered, then lies the choice to embrace or abandon it. This poetry showcase honors the poetry collectives and clubs that have wrestled with the obscurity of that mission, fulfilled it and carried it forward to the next circle of voices. Fifty years after the 1976 Soweto Youth Uprising, we pay homage to those who first answered the call and as we inherit their courage, we press on, carrying the mission to the present.
Passing on the baton: from Lingua Franca to Amazinc Unplugged, from the Red Wheelbarrow to the Cape Cultural Collective and onward.
Poets: Amy Brown, Inzima, Rea Mmethi, Mtunzikazi Ngozana, Mbongeni Nomkonwana, Riyo, Winslow Schalkwyk & Lwanda Sindaphi.
Curated and hosted by Zizipho Bam. Date: 5 September 2026
Time: 8:30pm - 9:30pm