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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
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.
This is a list of African poets. Contemporary Africa has a range of important poets across many different genres and cultures. Poetry in Africa details more on the history and context of contemporary poetry on the continent.
Salma Khalil Alio (1982–), poet, short story writer and artist. Khayar Oumar Deffalah (c. 1944–), politician and autobiographical writer [2] Ali Abdel-Rhamane Haggar (1960–), economist and writer [3] Marie-Christine Koundja (1957–), novelist and diplomat; Koulsy Lamko (1959–), playwright, poet, novelist and university lecturer
"profuse, fluent, versatile" and "the foremost South African poet of his generation." – The Daily Telegraph "It is a creative paradox that we owe to a deaf man some of the most striking images of sound in contemporary English poetry." – Geoffrey Hill, 1980
Pages in category "South African poets" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
During the 1970s he was a central figure among African-American poets, encouraging interest in Africa as well as the practice of poetry as a performance art; he was well known for his readings in New York City jazz clubs. Kgositsile was one of the first to bridge the gap between African poetry and African-American poetry in the United States.
Modern South African writing in the African languages tends to play at writing realistically, at providing a mirror to society, and depicts the conflicts between rural and urban settings, between traditional and modern norms, racial conflicts and most recently, the problem of AIDS.