Charika
poetry
oNS kLYNTJI
From 2018-2023, I published English and Afrikaans creative writing in the annual edition of Ons Klyntji, South Africa's oldest magazine (1896).
2020
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
new contrast
From 2018-2022, I have had English and Afrikaans creative writing published in New Contrast, a South African literary magazine established in 1960.
new contrast - National Poetry Prize
A poem of mine was shortlisted for the 2021 National Poetry Prize
so it goes
In 2022, I contributed to the 11th annual issue of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library journal "So it goes". The journal launched as part of Vonnegut centenary celebrations and Banned Books Week (and month) in the US.
stanzas
In 2018, some of my work also featured in the literary magazine Stanzas.
Number Twelve
Number Fourteen
FU Review, berlin
In 2022, three poems of mine were published in FU Review alongside previously unreleased work by Audre Lorde: Two Letters and Lorde’s handwritten edits to the poem Restoration: A Memorial - 9/18/91. All documents are made available thanks to the Audre Lorde Archive at the Freie Universität Berlin.
parkrun
I frequently volunteer at a Parkrun near me. Volunteering has brought me closer to my local community through sharing the commitment to a healthy lifestyle. My public parkrun runner profile includes volunteer credits and run statistics.
I completed my first full marathon in 2023 and continue to participate in running events in and around Helsinki.
