poetry

Jeremy Impey was born in Port Elizabeth in 1957. He has also lived in Zimbabwe & Johannesburg and now lives in Cape Town. He was educated at St Andrews College, Grahamstown and obtained a B.Comm from Wits University (1981). He has worked in a variety of fields - travel, commerce, film, disadvantaged education, communication & publishing. He has travelled extensively to six continents, the highlight being an expedition through seven countries in South America, specifically the Inca areas of Peru. His interests include philosophy, astronomy, comparative religion & past civilisations. Jeremy has published 125 pieces of poetry and prose in 6 editions of "Mindscapes", a Cape Town anthology of local writers (1995-2000) and 4 National hardbound anthologies compiled by the Poetry Institute of Africa - "Over the Rainbow", "Under African Skies", "Crossroads of the Century" and the "Millennium Moment" (1997-2000). He has also done a 90 minute "Tape Aid for the Blind" (1997), reciting a large portion of his works. Other poems have appeared in "The Cape Journal" (1997-8), "The Writer's Crescent Journal" and "Barleycorn Music Club Newsletter" (1996) and "The Auditor", an Australian magazine (1988). The Oracle Cafe, 62 Orange Street, Gardens in Cape Town, held 2 Exhibitions of his poetry during 1999, where about 50 of his poems were displayed on the walls, like an art exhibition. These created much more public awareness of his writings. Every Thursday evening poetry readings are held there. Here he recites about once a month. He has taken part in other poetry readings and creative art evenings at Cafe Camissa and Chilli n Lime, Longkloof Studios and Cafe Artiste in Betty's Bay. In earlier years he has recited on Fine Music Radio's "Wordsongs" show, at the Barleycorn Music Club, and the Kommetjie Environmental Concert (1995-98) His book, with the current "working" title "Hunt for Humanity", will come out this year (2000). 200 page manuscript completed Nov'99; presently being perused and edited by 3 generous souls.