Jonas has been featured in the Inzync Poetry Sessions in Stellenbosch and has been an opening act for American poets Ezekiel Azonwu, Janette Ikz and Alysia Harris.

She is also the co-curator of Poetica, at the Open Book Festival and was recently featured in the February issue of Authors Magazine.

Jonas performed at Music Exchange 2014, to an audience including the likes of Mos Def, Trevor Jones, AKA, Estelle Kockot, RJ Benjamin and Hotstix Mabuse, among others.

Also in 2014, she was the guest artist at the Open Mic Jazz competition at GrandWest, along with Bev Scott Brown.

The young wordsmith has most recently worked with the Applauz Arts Initiative, at the Adam Small Festival. All of which bring her February debut to the fore. "This show's an important one for me," Jonas says.

The Kerk Street venue boasts an intimate setting and Jonas intends working every square inch of it. "In the show I speak about restoring hope," she explains. The values and inspiration of her careful phrasing and meticulous metre will reveal themselves in the lovely cosy setting too.

"Something we all need to do is take a break from today's hustle and bustle," she adds.

"I will work with material from the humorous Fongkong Love, through to serious reflections in Samurai and the uplifting, popular Dear Son and Dear Daughter too," she adds.

Fruit Vendor and Keanu Harker will provide vocals and instrumental accompaniment on the night.

Tickets cost R60 and guests are requested to bring non-perishable food that will be donated to a 76-year-old grandmother taking care of seven orphaned children in Lwandle in Strand.