This poem by Judith Wilkinson was published in the Salzburg Poetry Review. We have reprinted it here with her permission. 1 Approach Descending the mountain road after a long day’s drive through dust lands, we found Nieu-Bethesda as sleepy as we’d imagined it, its whitewashed church – the one she never visited – still […]
Everyone who visits the Owl House and Camel Yard will always experience something completely different. Some feel an eerie presence, as if Helen is still tending to her birds and flowers, touching up statues and drinking tea in the kitchen, while others will see the hard work that has gone into creating the marvel that […]
Buitestanderkuns: Die Wonderwêrelde van Miss Helen en Outa Lappies deur Melvyn Minnaar (gepubliseer in Die Burger, Julie 2017) Afrikaans het die mooi, bedeesde woord vir “Outsider”. Waar die Engels die gevoel van afsluiting, afstand suggereer, lyk “buitestander” meer na ‘n filosofiese beskrywing van iemand wat sku-sku nie presies by almal en die gemeenskap inpas nie. […]
It was with great sadness that the village of Nieu Bethesda said goodbye to one of their long-time residents recently who moved to the coastal town of Jeffrey’s Bay after years of living in the village. Huldah van Wyk has been a part of the Owl House and the Owl House Foundation for more than […]
