THIS CARTING LIFE

A volume of poetry, published in South Africa by Kwela Books/Snailpress, 2005; 115 pages. Now out of print.

Amazon e-book link: This Carting Life

Awards: Olive Schreiner Award (2007); Ingrid Jonker Prize (2006)

GROUNDWORK

Volume of poetry, published in South Africa by Kwela Books/ Snailpress (2012); 84 pages; now out of print.

Amazon e-book link: GROUNDWORK

Awards: Olive Schreiner Award (2014); Herman Charles Bosman Award (2013)

SOUTH AFRICAN SHORT STORIES SINCE 1994

An anthology of short stories for use in high schools, published by Oxford University Press Southern Africa (2006/2010); 224 pages; out of print.

I compiled and edited the book, as well as developed and wrote accompanying notes and classroom activities according to the South African national curriculum requirements of the time.

Amazon link: Short Stories

VOICES FROM ALL OVER

An anthology of poetry for use in high schools, published by Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2007; revised and re-published as POEMS FROM ALL OVER (2015)

Publisher's blurb:

Poems from all over is a brand new anthology of engaging poems from different eras, covering exam classics to contemporary poems from South Africa, Africa and the world. Margin notes on key themes, footnotes explaining difficult words and a range of enrichment activities help learners unpack the meaning of each poem.

• Includes a compiler's introduction with note about the pedagogical approach;
• Provides support in planning a poetry essay, an introduction to movements in literature and art, and brief poet biographies and notes about the key literary features for each poem;
• Annotations in the margins that highlight literary concepts, while footnotes provide learners with explanations of new words and key concepts;
• Enrichment activities and formal assessment for exam practice, with answers to all questions, prepare learners thoroughly for exams;
• Includes a glossary of literary terms and instruction words;