MEMORIES IN OUR THROATS, anthology of English South African poetry 2026

124pp., paperback, Karavan Press, Cape Town, 2026

ISBN: 9781067178109

This anthology features new poems from 41 South African poets.

Contributors: Beatrice Willoughby, Kobus Moolman, Dawn Garisch, Christine Coates, Busisiwe Mahlangu, Eduard Burle, Giles Griffin, Harry Owen, Helen Moffett, Jacques Coetzee, Jerome Coetzee, Keith Oliver Lewis, Caitlin Stobie, Kerry Hammerton, Kirsten Deane, Langalibalele Mngadi, Lisa Julie, Malika Lueen Ndlovu, Maneo Mohale, Megan Natasha Ross, Melissa Sussens, Nick Mulgrew, Nkateko Masinga, Nondwe Mpuma, Olwethu Mxoli, Xabiso Vili, Paul Kammies, Phelelani Makhanya, Phillippa Yaa de Villiers, Pieter Madibuseng Odendaal, Saaleha Idrees Bamjee, Sarah Lubala, Sarah Uheida, Shane van der Hoven, Shari Daya, Sihle Ntuli, Sipho Banda, Sizakele Nkosi, Stephen Devereux, Stephen Symons, vangile gantsho.

Melissa Sussens is a queer veterinarian and poet. Her debut collection, Slaughterhouse, was shortlisted for the Ingrid Jonker Prize 2024. She lives in Cape Town.