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Waterfall of Moss and Sun

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Ingrid Jonker was an Afrikaans author and poet. Interest in Jonker’s works during her short tragic life became much greater after her death than when she lived. Only three volumes of poetry and prose and one play were ever published: Ontvlugting/Escape , Rook en Oker/Smoke and Ochre , and Kantelson/Tilting Sun . It was her short, pure lyrical poems of love, and longing, especially her brilliant political mind, combined with a powerful use of words in Rook en Oker/Smoke and Ochre that secured her a permanent place in the literary world. In her posthumously published Kantelson/Tilting Sun it was the darker side of Jonker’s personal life that spoke to people. After Nelson Mandela recited her poem ‘The child that was shot dead by soldiers at Nyanga’ in parliament in 1994, her poems were taken up by well-known South African musicians and set to music. Many plays, documentaries, and films have appeared honouring Jonker as the darling of South African poetry. She drowned by her own hand at age 31 on 19 July 1965 in Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town, after struggling with mental health issues.

Pages: 105

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Minimal Press

Release: August 01, 2019

Waterfall of Moss and Sun

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Ingrid Jonker was an Afrikaans author and poet. Interest in Jonker’s works during her short tragic life became much greater after her death than when she lived. Only three volumes of poetry and prose and one play were ever published: Ontvlugting/Escape , Rook en Oker/Smoke and Ochre , and Kantelson/Tilting Sun . It was her short, pure lyrical poems of love, and longing, especially her brilliant political mind, combined with a powerful use of words in Rook en Oker/Smoke and Ochre that secured her a permanent place in the literary world. In her posthumously published Kantelson/Tilting Sun it was the darker side of Jonker’s personal life that spoke to people. After Nelson Mandela recited her poem ‘The child that was shot dead by soldiers at Nyanga’ in parliament in 1994, her poems were taken up by well-known South African musicians and set to music. Many plays, documentaries, and films have appeared honouring Jonker as the darling of South African poetry. She drowned by her own hand at age 31 on 19 July 1965 in Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town, after struggling with mental health issues.

Pages: 105

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Minimal Press

Release: August 01, 2019

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