In the Heat of Shadows: South African Poetry 1996-2013
- ISBN-10
- 1928476198
- ISBN-13
- 9781928476191
- Category
- Poetry
- Pages
- 280
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-12-29
- Publisher
- African Books Collective
- Author
- Denis Hirson
Description
South African poetry today is charged with restlessness, burstng with diversity. Gone is the intense inward focus required to deal with a situation of systematic oppression, the enclosing effort of concentration on a single predicament. While politics and identity continue to be central themes, the poetry since the late 1990s reveals a richer investigation of ancestors and history, alongside more experimentation with language and translation; and enduring concern with the touchstones of love, loss, memory, and acts of witnessing. In the Heat of Shadows: South African Poetry 1996-2013 presents work by 33 poets and includes some translations from Afrikaans, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho and Xitsonga. This collection follows on from Denis Hirsons 1997 anthology The Lava of this Land: South African Poetry 1960-1996.
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