National & International Festivals
Participation in the following festivals:
| Oct 1987: | “Writers from South Africa: culture, politics and literary activity and theory in South African today”, Northwestern University, USA. |
| 1989: | IDASA Writers’ Conference, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. |
| Apr 1997: | Les Temps de Livres Festival, Djibouti. |
| Aug 1997: | “Language of Poetry: a multi-disciplinary conference”, Wits University. |
| Oct 1998: | “New spaces in South African Poetry”, Poetry International Festival, Rotterdam, Netherlands. |
| 1998 & 2002: | Poetry Africa, University of Natal, Durban. |
| 2000 & 2002: | Woordfees, University of Stellenbosch. |
| Jun 2002: | “Towards developing a National South African Literature”, National Arts Council National Writers’ Conference, Pretoria. |
| Oct 2003: | Chicago Book Festival, Chicago Public Library, USA. |
| Oct 2004: | Tradewinds Festival, Cape Town. |
| Jun 2005: | Poetry International Festival, Rotterdam, Netherlands. |
| Sep 2005: | Berlin Internationales literaturfestival, Germany. |
| Feb 2007: | Spier Poetry Festival, Stellenbosch. |
| Sep 2007 | ‘Gedigte in gesprek/poems in conversations’, Aardklop Festival, Potchefstroom. |
| Mar 2008: | “BoekJol” Festival, University of Pretoria. |
| Apr 2009: | Cuirt International Festival of Literature, Galway, Ireland. |
| Sep 2009: | Wits University Literary Festival: “Words on Water: South Africa and India in Conversation.” |
| Sep 2011: | Mail and Guardian Festival. |
| Apr 2012: | Memorial: Tribute, Reading, Celebration (Adrienne Rich), Columbia University. |
| May 2012: | Knysna Literary Festival. |
| May 2012: | Franschhoek Literary Festival. |
| Nov 2012: | Aldeburgh Poetry Festival. |
| May 2013: | Franschhoek Literary Festival. |
| May 2014: | “Dancing in Other Words”: Spier Poetry Festival. |