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Bra Willie

A song of constant beginnings
Article
/ 12 January 2018

A song of constant beginnings

The poet’s biographer on how he brought together the African and diasporic traditions of resistance and art

By Staff Reporter
And thus do I salute him
Article
/ 12 January 2018

And thus do I salute him

The poet fought injustice wherever he found it and became a key figure in the ANC-in-exile’s arts and culture department

By Staff Reporter
Snapshots of a living poem
Article
/ 12 January 2018

Snapshots of a living poem

Remembering the man writers and non-writers alike called Bra Willie was now a literary ancestor.

By Zukiswa Wanner
A poet laureate, a servant of the people
Article
/ 12 January 2018

A poet laureate, a servant of the people

The post has become firmly entrenched but times have changed, suggesting new directions and ideas

By Kwanele Sosibo
Beauty in struggle
Article
/ 12 January 2018

Beauty in struggle

Jazz and the fight for freedom were central to his life and poetry

By Gwen Ansell
Younger poets mourn a master
Article
/ 12 January 2018

Younger poets mourn a master

Keorapetse Kgositsile played a significant role in the emergence of post-1994 poetry

By Staff Reporter
Weight of a life makes the poem
Article
/ 5 January 2018

Weight of a life makes the poem

​Kgositsile’s first interview after he returned to South Africa in 1990

By Shaun De Waal

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