Ray White, standing in for Bongani Bingwa, speaks to Dr Ismail Mahomed, director of the Centre for Creative Arts at UKZN, about the 30th Poetry Africa Festival, taking place at the Durban Playhouse Theatre from 5 to 10 October 2026.

Under the theme Every Word a Street, Every Voice a City, the festival will celebrate poetry from across the world, including the World Slam Poetry Championships, which will bring 40 poets from 40 countries to Durban.

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