LINDA KAOMA
Linda Kaoma is a poet and literary curator who has performed in numerous countries in Africa and Europe.
She co-curated and performed in the event In Light of What We Write in partnership with British Council Connect ZA which was showcased in Cape Town and at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2018.
She has also curated the following events:
Linda is most excited about exploring poetry as a modality for healing. This led her to explore the importance of poetry in African cultures, especially as a facilitator for health, in her dissertation for her Master’s degree at the University College of London in 2020. Her current interest is fusing her poetry with other healing modalities such as meditation, available for purchase here: https://leekaoma.wixsite.com/lindakaoma/online-store.
She’s been a part of and a facilitator for Life Righting Collective, a collective that believes in the healing power of writing, for three years. Additionally, Linda has worked in the creative industries for close to a decade, managing numerous projects, events and festivals.
GILES GRIFFIN
Giles was born in 1962 in Kent, aka the Garden of England, UK. Giles is a gay white male who likes food, wine and books. He was brought up mostly in the Midlands of England, spending time in London and the past 30 years in Cape Town. During this time, he has worked as a copywriter for a variety of advertising agencies and for Triangle Project, whose focus is LGBTI health. He is moved by “nature, mothers, unspoken emotion, unjust oppression, a finely turned bicep and creativity – in particular gastronomic and literary innovation.”
“Gone viral”, whose opening passage appears in the LRC’s first anthology, This is how it is, is a personal and public eulogy – both for those who have gone before and those who have survived the HIV pandemic. His love of food and experience of loss, in several forms, has prompted him to introduce two new LRC courses: “Edible Memoirs: Writing the Plate, Digesting our Memories” and “Lost/Found: Facing our Losses, Writing our Healing.”
R300,00 – R900,00
The Rhythms of Life Poetry Workshop is our invitation to you to come and attend to the ebb and flow of your life. The workshop will help you explore the experiences in your life that have challenged you as well those that have brought joy to get to the narrative of your life.
Writing into our emotions allows us to excavate the deep narratives we carry with us that influence who we are on an everyday basis. It can bring to the surface what is calling us or what we should get rid of. The workshop will help you assemble the puzzles and stories of your life.
The workshop will include guided visualisations, meditation, free writing, drawing, play, somatic exercises and readings by the facilitators.
Bring your pens and paper!
Dates: 2 February 2025 | 9 February 2025
Time: 2:30 - 5:30pm
Zoom Link: Will be emailed to you on successful registration and payment
FEE OPTIONS
Fee Option 1 - R300
Fee Option 2 - R600
Fee Option 3 - R900
We’re experimenting with a sliding scale fee model, allowing for the Writer’s Way events to be offered at multiple price points based on your financial circumstances.
For it to work, we’re relying on principles of truthfulness and accountability.
Teachers deserve to be paid and course participants deserve to attend personal development courses which recognise the multiple reality of economic access and privilege that exist.
Fee option 1 is a reduced rate for those whose budget genuinely cannot accommodate option 2.
Fee option 2 represents the fair and true cost of the course.
Fee option 3 is for those who are able to pay for themselves and pay extra towards making it possible for another person to attend a LRC writing course at a nominal rate.