Apollo Cafe and Other Poems, 1982-89

by Stephen Gray

35 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1989

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[Nicholas Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

Apollo Cafe is a daring and endearing effort from a white South African during the Aparteid era to report life in his nation from a nuetral view. In the title poem Grey looks tenderly at life in black Johannesberg with great compassion and respect. It is no more exemplified in the statement-"there are many Appllo Cafes", revealing the fact that by 'Apollo Cafe' he means a place where men can meet as equals. It is interesting to note this had to happen in a black town where a white man is welcomed...