Latest up on Spoken Label (Poetry / Author Podcast) from Capetown, South Africa features the wonderful Gavin Prinsloo.
Gavin’s Profile on Amazon advises he was “Born in Port Elizabeth in South Africa in 1968, I was raised in the beautiful coastal city of Cape Town receiving my schooling at Bergvliet High School in Cape Town, I matriculated in 1985.
I was raised by a foster family from the age of four, as a result of our family fracturing,
During the compulsory two years of military National Service, I joined the permanent force in the middle of 1987, attaining the rank of Sergeant.
I served until 1995, then entered the private security industry, eventually the Logistics industry, and ended up owning a small logistics business in 2016.
Suffice it to say, I was NOT a good businessman, and the company folded, as it was also heavily impacted by the worldwide pandemic, where, like so many worldwide, I lost my livelihood, my self-respect, and I think, my sanity.
In December 2019, I was diagnosed as bipolar, and to be honest, I think that was the best thing that ever could have happened.
I started writing as a catharsis, but eventually, it became a way of life for my everyday expression.
I wrote about 1300 pieces from poetry to flash fiction during 2020 and 2021 and decided to publish them on Amazon.
Reviews may be harsh as I am not an English expert, I tend to create viscerally, and in many genres.
All I can really say as a writer is that if any piece of my writing touches you in any way, I have succeeded in some way of affecting someone's life.
Writing has become my passion. I hope some of that passion reflects in my work if you should read any of my books.
To date, I reside in Tableview, Cape Town.”
His books can be bought on Amazon and he can be found on Tiktok (tiktok.com/@tiktoktok_35)
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https://spokenlabel.bandcamp.com/album/gavin-prinsloo-spoken-label-december-2023
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gavin-prinsloo-spoken-label-december-2023/id1501847969?i=1000638914446
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/dashboard/episode/e2cmo7u
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTA1ZTkwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz/episode/M2YyOGEwNmMtYWVhYy00ZjAwLWJkYmEtMjZjYmM1ZWEyNmE3?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiIgu-q856DAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_4DDabNqTc&t=1s (Chat)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCchXAQyuoM&t=2s (Chat Part 2 / Reading)
https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/db1092e5-07a1-413e-9550-a6a7ad752628/spoken-label-gavin-prinsloo-spoken-label-december-2023
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1DBIDmsWcR-P7g6terEMEeTH7ttnZqQ6nygtQ0/ (Chat Part 1)
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1DHOcFOaGxtNKLY8ETp3lad16x90lcR4vObzQ0/ (Chat Part 2 / Reading)
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Gavin-Prinsloo-Spoken-Label-December-2023-Podcast/B0CQJT3YB4?ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&ref=a_pd_Spoken_c4_lAsin_0_0&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=X135KKZYMGESY9DAXHCQ&pageLoadId=Jv8SD2HorQ4jkqPY&ref_plink=not_applicable&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8
https://open.spotify.com/episode/64PbLwThjTgTDW6CN8Ml0L
