Christopher Michael Zithulele Mann b.1948, d.10 March 2021 was a South African poet. Contents 1Biography 2Works 2.1Books 2.2Plays in verse and multimedia poetry productions 2.3Articles 3Commentary on Mann’s Work 4Awards 5Notes and references 6External links Biography Chris Mann was born in Port Elizabeth in 1948 and went to school at Bishops/Diocesan College in Cape Town. He studied English
Lucas Cornelis Malan 19 July 1946 – 15 April 2010 was a South African academic and writer of poetry, prose, plays, text books, literary reviews and other articles, principally in Afrikaans. Contents 1Biography 1.1Early life and academia 1.2Career 1.3Poetry 1.4Retirement and death 2Bibliography 2.1Youth literature 2.2Poetry 2.3Academic 2.4Radio drama 2.5As Editor 3References Biography Early life and
Laurence (David) Lerner 12 December 1925 – 19 January 2016, often called Larry, was a South African-born British literary critic and poet and novelist. Also a lecturer, he taught in many universities around the world. Contents 1Biography 2Works 2.1Poetry 2.2Fiction 2.3Criticism 2.4Other works 3Poem 4Readings 5See also 6References 7External links Biography Laurence Lerner was
Antjie Krog born 23 October 1952 is a South African poet, academic, and writer. In 2004, she joined the Arts faculty of the University of the Western Cape. Contents 1Early life 2Poet 3Journalist 4Prose writer 5Private life 6Criticism 7Literary works 7.1Poetry 7.2Poetry for children 7.3Prose 7.4Drama 7.5Translation 8Awards 9Honorary Doctorates 10See also 11References 12External
Ingrid Jonker 19 September 1933 – 19 July 1965 (OIS), was a South African poet. While she wrote in Afrikaans, her poems have been widely translated into other languages. During the 1950s and 60s, which saw the Sharpeville Massacre, the increasingly draconian enforcement of Apartheid laws, and escalating terrorism committed both by Government security forces and by the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress, Jonker
Stephen Gray 30 November 1941 – 22 October 2020 was a South African writer and critic. Contents 1Career 2Published works 2.1Novels and short stories 2.2Plays 2.3Poetry 2.4As editor 2.5Other 3References 4External links Career Gray was born in Cape Town on 30 November 1941. He studied at St. Andrew’s College, Grahamstown, and later at the University of Cape
Elisabeth Françoise Eybers 26 February 1915 – 1 December 2007 was a South African poet. Her poetry was mainly in Afrikaans, although she translated some of her own work (and those of others) into English. Eybers was born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal. She grew up in the town of Schweizer-Reneke, where her father was a minister in the Dutch Reformed church.
Jacob Daniël du Toit 21 February 1877 – 1 July 1953, better known by his pen name Totius, was an Afrikaner poet. He was the son of Stephanus Jacobus du Toit and Elisabeth Jacoba Joubert. Contents 1Life 2His poetry 3Honors and recognition 4References 5Notes 6External links Life The poet D.J. Opperman (Awper-mun) compiled brief biographical notes in Afrikaans about
Charles Jonathan Driver, usually known as Jonty Driver, born 1939 is a South African anti-apartheid activist, former political prisoner, educationalist, poet and writer. Contents 1Childhood 2Student days 3Work in education 4Writing career 5Personal life 6Selected works 7References 7.1Citations 7.2Sources 7.3Further reading 8External links Childhood Jonty Driver was born in Cape Town in 1939, but spent the years
Sheila Cussons 9 August 1922 – 25 November 2004 was an Afrikaans poet. She was born on the Moravia missionary station near Piketberg, South Africa, and, after matriculating from Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool, studied fine arts at the University of Natal in Pietermaritzburg. She was one of the most important poets in Afrikaans, besides an accomplished