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A true African poet, Don Mattera was at the centre of public life, an advocate for change and an enemy of elitism.
For her, art was a weapon in the struggle and a tool for education. She used every opportunity to build movements and to archive experiences in writing.
That none of his collections were published in apartheid South Africa testifies to the police state’s censorship.
A study of the late Keorapetse Kgositsile shows how the poet influenced black American culture. It also shows how his mother and his grandmother’s oral traditions in turn influenced him.
A consideration of Cuban poet Nancy Morejón’s engagement with Keorapetse Kgositsile and her visits to South Africa – shed new light on her poetic practice.
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor, Department of Literary Studies in English, Rhodes University
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Post-doctoral researcher, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Research Associate at Centre Marc Bloch, Humboldt University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin
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Poet and lecturer in Creative Writing, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Researcher and Gender Equity Officer, University of the Western Cape
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Senior Lecturer, South African College of Music, University of Cape Town
