Sarah Johnson (poet)
Encyclopedia
Sarah Johnson is an award-winning South Africa
n poet.
Sarah Johnson was born in Cape Town
, and has lived there her entire life. She completed her MA in Creative Writing at the University of Cape Town
, and published her first work, a collection of poetry, in 2004. Personae was described by Stephen Watson
as 'one of the best debut volumes in recent years'.
Poetry
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n poet.
Sarah Johnson was born 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...
, and has lived there her entire life. She completed her MA in Creative Writing at the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
, and published her first work, a collection of poetry, in 2004. Personae was described by Stephen Watson
Stephen Watson
Stephen Watson was a South African poet.Most of his poetry is about the city of Cape Town, where he lived most of his life. He was a professor in English at the University of Cape Town...
as 'one of the best debut volumes in recent years'.
Poetry
- Personae. (University of Cape Town, 2004) review