# Event Details - **Event Name**: Jhb launch of Phillippa Yaa de Villiers’ new poems - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 30 Sep, 2017 at 02:00 pm - **Event Description**: Modjaji Books and David Krut Bookstore are delighted to invite you to the launch of "ice cream headache in my bone" - third collection of poems by Phillippa Yaa de Villiers More about the book: In this, her third collection of poetry, Phillippa Yaa De Villiers invokes images of past and present with hypnotic clarity, summoning the heart and heat of memory – painful and happy alike – with the distinct musicality and visceral punch she is known for. Some poems invite contemplation. Question and provoke. Others are elegiac, moments for reverence in a rich, diverse collection that both spans decades and pauses to revel in the intensity and beauty of a single moment. In liquid form that incorporates prose and poetry, De Villiers fearlessly confronts and disrupts, dipping into a well spring of images that are euphoric and horrifying. At once prophetic and playful, ice cream headache in my bone is an exploration and celebration of language, a definitive collection that yields and responds, burns and soothes, all the while, calling to a longing for truth, and a tongue not tempered by oppression or pain. Praise: Uncommonly well-structured poems – mixing verse and prose, pushing the boundaries of form – which which resonate with lives of their own. These are not poems to read in a rush. One needs to sit down and enjoy them or else you will end up missing the cream of the poems. Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho, author of "A Traumatic Revenge" and "The Violent Gestures of Life" The poetry of Yaa De Villiers invites you watch her wrestle with the inverses and anti-climaxes of life and her enchanted embrace of its harmonies and ecstasies. Mphutlane wa Bofelo, author of "The Heart’s Interpreter", "Remembrance and Salutations", "Bluesology and Bofelosophy Yaa de Villiers is vulnerable and insecure and figuring things out. Her collection is filled with grappling and contradiction, making her accessible. Touchable. Even her adventurous use of form, particularly in “What I found” and “Horse” reveal a womxn who lives inside, on and outside the colouring lines. The vacillation between lyrical and narrative poetry, and prose adds to the experience of living in Yaa’s skin. This collection is not all blood and skin, however. “Tongue” registers as a familiar charming post ’94 sitcom, and “Elegy for jazz” is as musical live – alongside bass and keys – as it is on page. At times her voice is out of tune and off beat, but always honest. Vangi Gantsho "Undressing in Front of the Window" About the author: Phillippa Yaa de Villiers writes, performs and lectures in Creative Writing at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. In 2006 her debut collection, "Taller than buildings" was published and "The everyday wife in 2010" – it was awarded the SALA Prize for poetry in 2011. "ice-cream headache in my bone" is her third collection. She co-edited "No Serenity Here", an anthology of African poetry translated into Mandarin. (2010). Her short stories have also won prizes, ‘The day that Jesus dropped the ball’ (shortlisted for Pen/Studinski Prize 2009) and ‘Keeping everything the same’ (winner: National Arts Festival/Het Beschrijf Writing beyond the fringe winner 2009). Her one-woman play "Original Skin" toured South Africa and abroad. Since 2007 she has read and performed at poetry festivals in Germany, Denmark, UK, Cuba, Sweden, Zimbabwe and Ghana, and her work is translated into French, Dutch, Flemish, Burmese, Mandarin, Italian, German and Spanish. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillippa_Yaa_de_Villiers - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/johannesburg/jhb-launch-of-phillippa-yaa-de-villiers’-new-poems/1123189617825274 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Festivals, Entertainment, Music, Workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Johannesburg - **state**: GT - **country**: South Africa - **location**: David Krut Bookstore - **lat**: -26.15073 - **long**: 28.03334 - **full address**: David Krut Bookstore, 151 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Johannesburg, South Africa ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Jhb launch of Phillippa Yaa de Villiers’ new poems - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/banners/eabaec006b1eeae3447484eec97a9e0d ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Jhb launch of Phillippa Yaa de Villiers’ new poems being held? - **A:** Jhb launch of Phillippa Yaa de Villiers’ new poems takes place on Sat, 30 Sep, 2017 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 30 Sep, 2017 at 02:00 pm at David Krut Bookstore, 151 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Johannesburg, South Africa. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Jhb launch of Phillippa Yaa de Villiers’ new poems", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/banners/eabaec006b1eeae3447484eec97a9e0d", "startDate": "2017-09-30", "url": "https://allevents.in/johannesburg/jhb-launch-of-phillippa-yaa-de-villiers’-new-poems/1123189617825274", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "David Krut Bookstore", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "151 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood", "addressLocality": "Johannesburg", "addressRegion": "GT", "addressCountry": "ZA" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "-26.15073", "longitude": "28.03334" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Modjaji Books and David Krut Bookstore are delighted to invite you to the launch of \"ice cream headache in my bone\" - third collection of poems by Phillippa Yaa de Villiers\n\nMore about the book:\nIn this, her third collection of poetry, Phillippa Yaa De Villiers invokes images of past and present wit" } ] ```