Quaz Roodt is a poet, publisher, and literary curator currently serving as co-curator of the Centre for Creative Arts’ Poetry Africa Festival on behalf of the University of Johannesburg’s Arts and Culture Department. He is the editor of Poetry Potion, one of South Africa’s longest-standing platforms dedicated to the publication of poetry in both print and digital formats. His editorial and curatorial work is complemented by a background in literary broadcasting; he co-hosted The Quiet Conversation on Jazzuary FM and was the founding anchor of the Poetry Potion Podcast on UBR. In 2020, Roodt was appointed the Mellon Writer-in-Residence at the University of the Witwatersrand, a role that further underscored his contribution to contemporary South African literature. He has published both a chapbook and a full-length collection of poetry, and his work has appeared in a range of local and international anthologies, journals, and academic publications. In recognition of his impact on the cultural landscape, he was named one of South Africa’s Top 100 Inspiring and Aspiring Young People by Independent Media in 2016.
