Brochure advertising an event on April 19, 1987 with readings by Dennis Brutus and Nadine Gordimer followed by a panel discussion, "The South African Writer: And Home and in Exile," on which Brutus and Gordimer will be joined by Amelia House and Mbulelo Mzamane and moderated by William Finnegan. Also, an event on Thursday, April 30, 1987, will include readings by Brutus, House, Mzamane, Keith Adams, Julian deWette, Duma Ndlovu, and Hein Willemse, introduced by Jayne Cortez. A portion of Festival proceeds will benefit the African Arts Fund, which was established two years ago to assist artists from South Africa to study in the United States. The brochure says exhibits in the Poets House Library...
Brochure advertising an event on April 19, 1987 with readings by Dennis Brutus and Nadine Gordimer followed by a panel discussion, "The South African Writer: And Home and in Exile," on which Brutus and Gordimer will be joined by Amelia House and Mbulelo Mzamane and moderated by William Finnegan. Also, an event on Thursday, April 30, 1987, will include readings by Brutus, House, Mzamane, Keith Adams, Julian deWette, Duma Ndlovu, and Hein Willemse, introduced by Jayne Cortez. A portion of Festival proceeds will benefit the African Arts Fund, which was established two years ago to assist artists from South Africa to study in the United States. The brochure says exhibits in the Poets House Library are photographs by David Goldblatt and Rashid Lombard and artwork by Selma Waldman. The brochure discusses Edith Adams, District Six, the Group Areas Act, Amelia Blossom House, Earbie Johnson, Robben Island, Nelson Mandela, political prisoners, and Bishop Desmond Tutu.
