The seventh volume in this series anthologises the best entries for
the 2017 Sol Plaatje European Union 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. 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 relevant, they reflect the diversity of our
nation. 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 and dance to the
rhythm of their tongues." Each year the Jacana Literary Foundation
(JLF) invites South African poets, young and old, debut or
previously published, to submit for consideration up to three works
in any of the official languages of South Africa. Athol Williams,
Goodenough Mashigo, Wally Serote, Pieter Odendaal and Kholeka
Putuma are on this year's judging panel. Judging blind, they select
a long-list of poems for publication in the anthology. The project
is funded by the European Union.
General
| Imprint: |
Jacana Media
|
| Country of origin: |
South Africa |
| Release date: |
October 2017 |
| Authors: |
Various Poets
|
| Dimensions: |
190 x 130 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
240 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4314-2594-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-4314-2594-X |
| Barcode: |
9781431425945 |
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