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This is a list of noted South African poets, poets born or raised in South Africa, whether living there or overseas, and writing in one of the South African languages This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Bessie Head (1937–1986), born in South Africa, mainly in Botswana; Cat Hellisen (born 1977) Manu Herbstein (born 1936) Christopher Hope (born 1944) Emma Huismans (born 1947) Robin Hyde (1906–1939), born in South Africa, living in New Zealand writer; Mhlobo Jadezweni (born 1954) Karen Jennings (author) (born 1982) Ingrid Jonker (1933–1965)
Ferguson was also the founder and publisher of Slugnews, a literary magazine that ran for 30 issues from 1989 to 1994, and subsequently Carapace, a poetry magazine that ran for 104 issues until 2015. As such, he has been described by Ben Williams, publisher of The Johannesburg Review of Books, as "South Africa's Atlas of poetry". [3]
Cirque Magazine; CLASSICFEEL; Compleat Golfer [1] The Complete Fly Fisher; House & Garden (South Africa) [1] Corporate Finance Africa Magazine [7] Cosmopolitan [1] CSA (Cricket SA) [1] (note that CSA (Cricket SA) and SA Cricket are two different magazines)
Gabeba Baderoon is the 2005 recipient of the DaimlerChrysler Award for South African Poetry. She was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on 21 February 1969. She currently lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa, and Pennsylvania, US. In 1989 she received her Bachelor of Arts in English and psychology from the University of Cape Town.
Lionel Abrahams (11 April 1928 – 31 May 2004) [1] was a South African novelist, poet, editor, critic, essayist and publisher. He was born in Johannesburg , where he lived his entire life. [ 2 ] He was born with cerebral palsy and had to use a wheelchair until 11 years of age.
Mazisi (Raymond) Kunene (12 May 1930 – 11 August 2006) was a South African poet best known for his translation of the epic Zulu poem Emperor Shaka the Great.While in exile from South Africa's apartheid regime, Kunene was an active supporter and organiser of the anti-apartheid movement in Europe and Africa.
He was a founder of the Federated Union of Black Artists (now the Fuba Academy of Arts) and editor of the literary magazine New Classic and the theatre magazine S'ketsh. He published several volumes of poetry and novels. He received the Thomas Pringle Award (1977) and the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his writing. More recently in ...