A Poet for All Seasons

• Authors: Daniel Hugo
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This is a translation of a general introduction to an anthology of poetry by Olga Kirsch. Major themes and motifs of her work are outlined, as well as a short biography of the authoress is presented. The selection from the poems of Olga Kirsch was published to celebrate her 70th birthday on 23rd of September 1994 as Nou spreek ek weer bekendes aan: ’n Keur 1944-1983 [Now I’m Again Addressing Familiar Ones: A Selection 1944-1983]. For the purposes of the translation the ending of the original introduction has been altered.

Keywords

EN

Olga Kirsch; Afrikaans literature; Afrikaans poetry; women’s writing

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Werkwinkel
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 11-16

Dates

published

2014-11-01

online

2014-12-30

Contributors

author

Daniel Hugo

• Departement Afrikaans en Nederlands, Duits en Frans, Fakulteit Geesteswetenskappe, Universiteit van die Vrystaat,Posbus 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/werk-2014-0009