Allan Kolski Horwitz is a South African poet. He was born in Vryburg, grew up in Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

, matriculating from Herzlia. He later moved to Johannesburg

Johannesburg

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 after studying Philosophy and Literature at the University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town

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In 1974 he left South Africa, living in North America, Europe and the Middle East, before returning in 1986.

He has published numerous poetry collections and a book of short fiction.

Short Stories

• Out of the Wreckage (2008)