Launch of Matric Rage: poems by Genna Gardini

uHlanga – South Africa's progressive poetry press – invites you to the Cape Town launch of Matric Rage, the debut collection by one of South Africa's most exciting young poets, Genna Gardini. The eagerly-awaited debut from one of the country’s most exciting young poets, Matric Rage is Genna Gardini’s reckoning with youth, womanhood and mortality. With hyper-literate, humorous and often heartbreaking poems, Gardini signals a wind change in South African poetry – where the personal is not just political, but polemical, too. In sickness and sex, misogyny and manners, this is a collection that, above all, showcases a powerful writer coming unapologetically into her own. Join us at 1730 (for 1800), for a discussion with – and readings from – Genna, as well as delicious Leopard's Leap wine and snacks, courtesy of the Book Lounge. Books will be on sale, and Genna may deign to sign them and chat with you. DJ iPod will be on the decks with a sweet playlist of the phattest hits from MATRIC RAGE BALLITO/UMHLANGA circa 2004/5. This printing of this book was made possible partially by a grant from the Arts & Culture Trust and Nedbank Arts Affinity. Matric Rage is available from all good bookstores from November. -- ABOUT GENNA GARDINI Genna Gardini, born in 1986, is the winner of the 2012 DALRO/New Coin Award and a 2013 Mail & Guardian Young South African. Born in Johannesburg and raised in Durban, Genna currently lives in Cape Town, where she works as a lecturer and critic. -- ABOUT THE ARTS & CULTURE TRUST: The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is South Africa’s premier independent arts funding and development agency. The primary aim of ACT is to increase the amount of funding available for arts and culture initiatives, and to apply these funds to innovative, sustainable projects that make a meaningful contribution to society. Through structured funding programmes, ACT provides support for all expressions of arts and culture, including literature, music, visual art, theatre and dance, and the support extends to festivals, community arts initiatives, arts management, arts education and arts administration. To receive updates, follow ACT on Twitter at twitter.com/actorgza, or Like the Trust’s Facebook page at facebook.com/TheArtsandCultureTrust ABOUT NEDBANK ARTS AFFINITY: The Nedbank Arts Affinity is a proud supporter of the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT). Since the inception of ACT in 1994, Nedbank has raised and distributed nearly R15 million through our Arts Affinity Programme, in support of more than 800 South African arts, culture and heritage development projects, at no cost to our clients. To open a Nedbank Arts Affinity account please visit any Nedbank branch or call 0860 DO GOOD (36 4663). For more information please visit www.nedbankarts.co.za