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A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985
Mann, Chris 'Christopher Michael Zithulele'
Biography
South Africa
Birth date: 1948-04-06
Birth location:
Port Elizabeth,
South Africa
Death date: 2021-01-01
Born 1948, Chris Mann is a South African poet. He is a lecturer of poetry with the Institute for the Study of English in Africa. He is founder and convenor of Wordfest, a national multilingual festival of South African languages and literature with a developmental emphasis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Mann_(poet)
Education
- University of the Witwatersrand
- Oxford University
- University of London
- Diocesan College
News Items (2)
Events (1)
Related Works (14)
- Bateleur Poets; First Poems (1979) (Poet)
- Bateleur Poets; First Poems (1979) (Work Author)
- New Shades (1982) (Poet)
- New Shades (1982) (Work Author)
- Kites and Other Poems (1992) (Poet)
- Kites and Other Poems (1992) (Work Author)
- Mann Alive! (1992) (Poet)
- Mann Alive! (1992) (Work Author)
- South Africans: a set of portrait-poems (1996) (Poet)
- South Africans: a set of portrait-poems (1996) (Work Author)
- Heartlands (2002) (Poet)
- Heartlands (2002) (Work Author)
- Rudiments of Grace (2014) (Poet)
- Rudiments of Grace (2014) (Work Author)
Close Relationships (52)
Relationships are drawn from direct familial relationships and shared events, news items, works, and educations.
- Brutus, Dennis Vincent (1)
- Eybers, Elisabeth Françoise (1)
- Hope, Christopher (1)
- Horn, Peter Rudolf Gisela (1)
- Berwold, Robert (1)
- Dendy, Gail (1)
- Dladla, Angifi 'Proctor' (1)
- Horn, Peter 'Rudolf Gisela' (1)
- Jobson, Liesl (3)
- Kok, Ingrid de (1)
- Malan, Lucas 'Cornelius' (1)
- Thango, Menzi (1)
- Xaba, Makhaosazana (1)
- Motsapi, Seithamo (1)
- Mpe, Phaswane (3)
- Salafranca, Arja (2)
- Sole, Kelwyn (2)
- Villiers, Phillippa (1)
- Kes, Kat Kol 'Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile' (1)
- Butler, Guy (4)
- Driver, Charles Jonathan 'Jonty' (3)
- P'Bitek, Okot (1)
- Prince, Frank Templeton 'F. T.' (3)
- Khan, Amin (1)
- Amadiume, Ifi (1)
- MacGoye, Marjorie Oludhe 'Marjorie Phyllis King' (1)
- Mtshali, Oswald Mbuyiseni (2)
- Slater, Francis Carey 'F. C.' (2)
- Eglington, Charles (2)
- Currey, Ralph Nixon 'R. N.' (2)
- Nortje, Arthur (2)
- Gwala, Pascal (2)
- Lewin, Hugh (2)
- Cope, Robert Knox 'Jack' (3)
- Clouts, Sydney (2)
- Kunene, Mazisi 'Raymond' (2)
- Adams, Perseus 'Peter Robert Charles' (2)
- Aylen, Leo (2)
- Livingstone, Douglas (3)
- Serote, Mongane Wally (2)
- Hamilton, William Robert 'W. R.' (2)
- Sepamla, Sydney 'Sydney Sipho Sepamla' (2)
- Delius, Anthony 'Ronald St. Martin' (1)
- Soyinka , Wole 'Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde' (1)
- Campbell, Roy (1)
- Plomer, William (1)
- Pringle, Thomas (1)
- Dugmore, Henry Hare 'H. H.' (1)
- Moodie, Duncan Campbell Francis 'D. C. F.' (1)
- McKuen, Rod (1)
- Nkosi, Lewis (1)
- Selwyn, W. (1)
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