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Here a selection of photos taken at the launch of the Ecca Poets' latest book The Salt of Being at the South End Museum, Gqeberha, in December 2023 (photos by Grace Creatives)

Olwethu Mxoli

Alvené Appollis-du Plessis

Eduard Burle

Silke Heiss

Jacques Coetzee

Brian Walter

Some poets met for the first time

Ecca Poets at the Poetry in McGregor Festival, November 2022. 

Brian Walter, Lara Kirsten, Jacques Coetzee and Ed Burle read from the Ecca's latest book This Recurrence of Light  that was launched earlier that morning (photo: Cheryl Walter). 

Poets Brian Walter, Olwethu Mxoli and Silke Heiss at the reading at the Ecca book launch of Throw in your song at the Rose Theater in Hogsback, 13 October 2018

Ed Burle, Brian Walter, Jacques Coetzee. Lara Kirsten and Olwetho Mxoli after their reading at the McGregor Poetry Festival in August 2017

Brian Walter reading at the Ecca book launch of Gold in Spring, at the Rose Theater in Hogsback, 15 October 2016. Seated on the side is Norman Morrissey.

Silke Heiss reading at the Ecca book launch of Gold in Spring, at the Rose Theater in Hogsback, 15 October 2016.

Guest poet of the Ecca group for 2016 John van Wyngaard reading at the Ecca book launch of Gold in Spring, at the Rose Theater in Hogsback, 15 October 2016.

After our reading at Touch of Madness in Observatory, Cape Town at Off the Wall Poetry Sessions, 6 July 2015. From left: Kate Lagan, Brian Walter, Edward Burle and Lara Kirsten. Kate is the daughter of Ecca poet Cathal Lagan. Unfortunately Cathal could not be with us in Cape Town - Kate came especially to read some of her father's poems.

The venue of our reading, The Rose Theatre, Starways Arts Centre, Hogsback, 3 October 2014

Norman Morrissey, The Rose Theatre, Starways Arts Centre, Hogsback, 3 October 2014

Silke Heiss, The Rose Theatre, Starways Arts Centre, Hogsback, 3 October 2014

Lara Kirsten, The Rose Theatre, Starways Arts Centre, Hogsback, 3 October 2014

Cathal Lagan, The Rose Theatre, Starways Arts Centre, Hogsback, 3 October 2014

The Lady of the Lamp lighting the way for Cathal Lagan, The Rose Theatre, Starways Arts Centre, Hogsback, 3 October 2014

Cathal Lagan, Lara Kirsten & Brian Walter during the weekend of their reading in Hogsback, October 2014

Thanks to Anton van der Merwe & Gwyneth Lloyd (aka The Lady of the Lamp) for yet again hosting the Ecca Poets at their wonderful theatre!

Norman celebrated his birthday on the same day as the Ecca reading on 3 October. May you stay forever young!

At the book launch of Unplanned Hour at

the Yellow House, Grahamstown,

9 March 2013

Cathal Lagan, Silke Heiss, Norman Morrissey, Quentin Hogge

and Brian Walter in the front

After our reading in Bathurst,

27 October, 2012

Lara Kirsten, Quentin Hogge, Brian Walter, Cathal Lagan,

Norman Morrissey, Silke Heiss

After our reading in Thomas River, in the Eastern Cape,

23 July 2011

Cathal Lagan, Lara Kirsten, Norman Morrissey, Brian Walter, Mariss Everitt, Quentin Hogge

A successful book launch of Brood at Wendy's Book Lounge,

East London, 14 April 2011.

Cathal Lagan, Norman Morrissey, Quentin Hogge,

Brian Walter, Lara Kirsten