Alan James (poet)
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Alan James is a South African poet
, now living in Australia.
A former lawyer and law lecturer, and the founder of the poetry journal Upstream he has published seven collections of poetry. In 1995 he received the Olive Schreiner Prize
for "Morning near Genandendal."
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South African poetry
The poetry of South Africa covers a broad range of themes, forms and styles. This article discusses the context that contemporary poets have come from and identifies the major poets of South Africa, their works and influence....
, now living in Australia.
A former lawyer and law lecturer, and the founder of the poetry journal Upstream he has published seven collections of poetry. In 1995 he received the Olive Schreiner Prize
Olive Schreiner Prize
The Olive Schreiner Prize is an annual award to new and emergent talent administered by the English Academy of South Africa.-Award winners:*2010 Poetry Finuala Dowling Notes from the Dementia Ward*2009 Prose Michael Cawood Green For The Sake of Silence...
for "Morning near Genandendal."
Works
- The Dictator (1972)
- From Bitterfontein (1974)
- At a Rail Halt (1981)
- Producing the Landscape (1987)
- Morning Near Genadendal (1992)
- Ferry to Robben IslandRobben IslandRobben Island is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 km west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa. The name is Dutch for "seal island". Robben Island is roughly oval in shape, 3.3 km long north-south, and 1.9 km wide, with an area of 5.07 km². It is flat and only a...
(1996) - The First Bushman's Path: Stories, Songs and Testimonies of the /Xam of the northern Cape:
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