Abstract
UJ Library in partnership with African Perspectives
Publishing invites you to a discussion with
Mario d’Offizzi
the author of
BLESS ME FATHER. ABOUT THE BOOK: Bless Me Father is the true story of an incredible South African life.
Born into a violent and broken family, and growing up in a variety of institutions, Cape Town
based poet and writer Mario d’Offizi tells his remarkable, often shocking and ultimately
inspiring life adventure – one that spans several decades in a country undergoing radical
change. From his tough days at Boys Town to wild years in the advertising world, a stint in
the restaurant business and a sharp edged journalistic adventure in the DRC, d’Offizi tells
his critically acclaimed story with the unfailing sensitivity and warmth of a true poet.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mario d’Offizi is a Cape Town based poet, writer and magazine
editor. He has been publishing poetry from a very young age and has had poems published
in various publications, Cape Argus, Cape times, New Coin (Rhodes University), amongst
others. Over the years he has read his poems at various venues, including the University
of Cape Town and the ‘old’ Space Theatre. His collection of poems Banana Crates & Wire
Mesh was launched at the Cape Town Book Fair in 2011.
DATE 21 April 2016 / 16:30 for 17:00
VENUE APK Library Auditorium (6th Floor), University of Johannesburg
(corner Kingsway and University Road, Auckland Park, Johannesburg)
RSVP By Wednesday 20 April 2016 to Theodorah Modise at licevents@uj.ac.za or 011 559 2264