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By John Eppel and Drew Shaw

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This is a written version of the talks given by John Eppel on 25th, 26th and 27th November 2013 at the Zimbabwe Academy of Music, Bulawayo. Organised by the Poetry and Literature in Bulawayo Project, the Interlocutor was Dr Drew Shaw.

Readings and analysis of selected 'transcendent' poems. Talks by John Eppel, with Drew Shaw as interlocutor. 18 March - 3 June, 2013, Zimbabwe Academy of Music, Bulawayo

Talks given by John Eppel and Drew Shaw at the Robert Sibson Hall, Zimbabwe Academy of Music. 22 June - 6 July, 2016.

On the anniversary of his 50th year as an English teacher, John Eppel talks to Drew Shaw about his life in the classroom.

Following the short-listing of We Need New Names for the Man Booker Prize, Drew Shaw talks to NoViolet Bulawayo about her homecoming, the experience of exile, the themes and characters of her acclaimed debut novel.

Ruth Eppel interviews her father John on the subject of the Sonnet (its history, its structure, some examples) and on Keats's poetry on the bicentenary of his death.

Violette Kee-Tui talks to Drew Shaw about the process and challenges of writing her debut novel, about the memorable characters in it, and about Bulawayo's much neglected yet culturally vibrant 'coloured' community where it is set.

Siphiwe Ndlovu talks to Drew Shaw about The Theory of Flight and The History of Man, both set in the City of Kings. She explains their grandiose titles, her innovative use of narrative form and epic treatment of war and peace and the HIV-AIDS pandemic. Also discussed is travelling, settling and belonging (awkwardly).

In Celebration of literary talent in the City of Kings, Drew Shaw conversed with award-winning authors Bryony Rheam and Siphiwe Ndlovu, both recipients of Morland Scholarships - at the Zimbabwe Academy of Music, 7 May 2021. A video link is available here.