Barefoot press
Posted by Celia Walter | 5 Aug, 2008
Barefoot press
The barefoot press website was a companion to a regular pamphlet going by the same name which was distributed for free with the intention of increasing the circulation of and interest in South African poetry. The website features works by some significant South African poets, as well as submissions by up-and-coming writers and members of the public. All poems on the site are reviewed, however, so a certain standard is maintained - there is a light-hearted section for the absolute amateur to contribute to called 'put your foot in it', where visitors are encouraged to write about feet, where this standard is most definitely dropped. The website has led to a few print publications, most notably a posthumous one featuring the works of Lionel Abrahams, its most famous contributor. It now seems to be out of date, unfortunately, but it still retains a very useful and interesting collection of original poetry by some of South Africa's most promising young writers and is well worth a visit. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.pix.co.za/barefoot.press/
The barefoot press website was a companion to a regular pamphlet going by the same name which was distributed for free with the intention of increasing the circulation of and interest in South African poetry. The website features works by some significant South African poets, as well as submissions by up-and-coming writers and members of the public. All poems on the site are reviewed, however, so a certain standard is maintained - there is a light-hearted section for the absolute amateur to contribute to called 'put your foot in it', where visitors are encouraged to write about feet, where this standard is most definitely dropped. The website has led to a few print publications, most notably a posthumous one featuring the works of Lionel Abrahams, its most famous contributor. It now seems to be out of date, unfortunately, but it still retains a very useful and interesting collection of original poetry by some of South Africa's most promising young writers and is well worth a visit. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.pix.co.za/barefoot.press/