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Sol Plaatje European Poetry Anthology Th
Various Poets
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Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 135. .
The sixth volume in this series anthologises the best entries for the 2016 Sol Plaatje EU Poetry Award. The anthology is a truly democratic as well as creative effort, in keeping with the spirit of the legendary intellectual giant, Sol Plaatje; activist, linguist, translator, novelist, journalist and leader. His 140th birthday anniversary is celebrated on 9 October this year. The poems offer readers sensibilities, observations and responses to the complex, nuanced and uncomfortable realities of life in our country - past, present and future. Written in Afrikaans, English, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, isiXhosa and isiZulu and accompanied by English translations where ... Read more
The sixth volume in this series anthologises the best entries for the 2016 Sol Plaatje EU Poetry Award. The anthology is a truly democratic as well as creative effort, in keeping with the spirit of the legendary intellectual giant, Sol Plaatje; activist, linguist, translator, novelist, journalist and leader. His 140th birthday anniversary is celebrated on 9 October this year. The poems offer readers sensibilities, observations and responses to the complex, nuanced and uncomfortable realities of life in our country - past, present and future. Written in Afrikaans, English, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, isiXhosa and isiZulu and accompanied by English translations where ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9781431424832
SKU
V9781431424832
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Reviews for Sol Plaatje European Poetry Anthology Th
The poems are important. Chair of the judging panel, Professor Mongane Wally Serote, says: "These South African poets have understood something. They hold the present by the scruff and threaten it. If this nation has not revolted, it is evolving to revolt, the poets say. The present cannot hold, the poets keep saying. Like healers, they sing, beat the drums ... Read more