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A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985
Krog, Antjie
Biography
South Africa
Birth date: 1952-10-23
Birth location:
Kroonstad,
South Africa
Antjie Krog was born in 1952 on a farm in the Free State; she is a renowned poet in South Africa. Krog has published nine collections of poetry and has received awards such as the most promising young writer in 1973, the Dutch/Flemish prize and the Reina Prinsen-Geerligs prize for most promising young writer in 1976, and, in 1990, the Hertzog prize for the best poetry volume over three years. Krog reported as a journalist on the Truth and Reconciliation Committee in South Africa and received the Hiroshima Foundation for Peace and Culture in the year 200 for her work promoting peace through the arts.
https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/antjie-krog
Education
- University of the Orange Free State
- University of Pretoria
- University of South Africa
News Items (4)
- Radio: Radio 3 (1999-01-24) | Poet
- Witness to man's inhumanity (1999-01-24) | Poet
- Out of South Africa (2004-06-27) | Mentioned Poet
- Hungry for More (2007-11-04) | Mentioned Poet
Events (2)
Related Works (31)
- Country of My Skull (1998) (Poet)
- Country of My Skull (1998) (Work Author)
- Dogter van Jefta (Daughter of Jephthah) (1970) (Poet)
- Dogter van Jefta (Daughter of Jephthah) (1970) (Work Author)
- Januarie-suite (January Suite) (1972) (Poet)
- Januarie-suite (January Suite) (1972) (Work Author)
- Beminde Antarktika (Beloved Antarctica) (1974) (Poet)
- Beminde Antarktika (Beloved Antarctica) (1974) (Work Author)
- Mannin (Difficult to translate: the name of Eve given in Biblical terms if Adam being "man", Eve was called "wo-man") (1974) (Poet)
- Mannin (Difficult to translate: the name of Eve given in Biblical terms if Adam being "man", Eve was called "wo-man") (1974) (Work Author)
- Otters in Bronslaai (Otters in Watercress Salad) (1981) (Poet)
- Otters in Bronslaai (Otters in Watercress Salad) (1981) (Work Author)
- Jerusalemgangers (Jerusalem-goers) (1985) (Poet)
- Jerusalemgangers (Jerusalem-goers) (1985) (Work Author)
- Lady Anne: A Chronicle in Verse (1989) (Poet)
- Lady Anne: A Chronicle in Verse (1989) (Work Author)
- Gedigte 1989–1995 (Poems) (1995) (Poet)
- Gedigte 1989–1995 (Poems) (1995) (Work Author)
- Kleur kom nooit alleen nie (Colour never comes alone) (2000) (Poet)
- Kleur kom nooit alleen nie (Colour never comes alone) (2000) (Work Author)
- Down to my last skin: Poems (2009) (Poet)
- Down to my last skin: Poems (2009) (Work Author)
- Met woorde soos met kerse (2002) (Poet)
- Met woorde soos met kerse (2002) (Work Author)
- The Stars Say 'Tsau' (2004) (Poet)
- The Stars Say 'Tsau' (2004) (Work Author)
- Body bereft (2006) (Poet)
- Body bereft (2006) (Work Author)
- Skinned: Selected Poems (2013) (Poet)
- Skinned: Selected Poems (2013) (Work Author)
Close Relationships (24)
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- Hambidge, Joan 'Helene' (1)
- Malan, Lucas 'Cornelius' (3)
- Mitra, Amitabh (1)
- Philander, P. J. 'Peter John' (1)
- Slater, Francis Carey 'F. C.' (1)
- Hove, Chenjerai (1)
- Banoobhai, Shabbir (1)
- Dendy, Gail (2)
- Dladla, Angifi 'Proctor' (1)
- Dowling, Finuala (1)
- Haarhoff, Dorian (1)
- Mbangjwa, Bongekile Joyce (1)
- Thango, Menzi (2)
- Du Plessis, Clinton V. 'Vivian' (1)
- Pieterse, H.J. (1)
- Verwey, Len (1)
- Coles, Richard (1)
- Trapido, Barbara (1)
- Tutu, Desmond (1)
- de Klerk, Frederik Willem (1)
- Coetzee, Dirk (1)
- Mdikisela-Mandela, Winnie (1)
- Fanshawe, Simon (1)
- O'Reilly, Peter (1)
Relevant resources
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Krog, AntjieCreated by the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities with funding from the Ford Foundation and the Mellon Foundation.
