Browsing Faculty of Arts by Subject "Poetry"
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Coming home, coming out: Achmat Dangor's journeys through myth and Constantin Cavafy
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2011)Despite his international status, the impact of Constantin Cavafy’s poetry on South African letters has gone largely unnoticed. This article draws attention to the range of Cavafy's, influence on the local poets, writers, ... -
A critical discourse analysis of maphalla’s selected poems: South Africa’s pre-democratic election messages
(Routledge, 2023)The years 1990 to 1994 were the most critical years in the lives of all South Africans. For writers, this period presented an opportunity for expressions that have long been suppressed due to the censoring of writers in ... -
“The Gwarrie Call that they Recognise”: An analysis of the translated Sesotho poem “Ntwa ea Jeremane 1914” (War against Germany 1914) by BM Khaketla (1913–2001)
(Taylor and Francis, 2021)This essay looks at a recently translated poem, “Ntwa ea Jeremane 1914”, written by BM Khaketla, as a lens through which to approach the feelings and attitudes of people from Lesotho towards the world wars. A poem is ... -
The path which goes beyond: Danger on Peaks responds to suffering
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Now well into his eighties, Gary Snyder continues to pursue lifetime habits of engagement and detachment in which the activities of literary work, spiritual practice, environmental activism, and family life are mutually ...