Mafika Pascal Gwala (1947–2014) The poet-activist and the mirage of freedom
Mafika Pascal Gwala who passed away in September at the age of sixty seven (67) will be remembered as a straight- talking and often cantankerous South African poet who made a notable contribution to South African English poetry in the 1970s and 1980s. Born in Verulam in 1946, Gwala started writing i...
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| description | Mafika Pascal Gwala who passed away in September at the age of sixty seven (67) will be remembered as a straight- talking and often cantankerous South African poet who made a notable contribution to South African English poetry in the 1970s and 1980s. Born in Verulam in 1946, Gwala started writing in 1966 and his first poems and short stories appeared in the Classic, New Nation, Realities and Ophir. He edited the Black Review in 1973 and published essays in several books and magazines. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72fc60354bb34110a63ebf3d4ed339152022-12-22T03:26:58ZafrTydskrif vir Letterkunde AssociationTydskrif vir Letterkunde0041-476X2309-90702017-03-01521Mafika Pascal Gwala (1947–2014) The poet-activist and the mirage of freedomThengani H Ngwenya0Durban University of TechnologyMafika Pascal Gwala who passed away in September at the age of sixty seven (67) will be remembered as a straight- talking and often cantankerous South African poet who made a notable contribution to South African English poetry in the 1970s and 1980s. Born in Verulam in 1946, Gwala started writing in 1966 and his first poems and short stories appeared in the Classic, New Nation, Realities and Ophir. He edited the Black Review in 1973 and published essays in several books and magazines.https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/tvl/article/view/1829Mafika Pascal Gwalatribute |
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| title | Mafika Pascal Gwala (1947–2014) The poet-activist and the mirage of freedom |
| title_full | Mafika Pascal Gwala (1947–2014) The poet-activist and the mirage of freedom |
| title_fullStr | Mafika Pascal Gwala (1947–2014) The poet-activist and the mirage of freedom |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mafika Pascal Gwala (1947–2014) The poet-activist and the mirage of freedom |
| title_short | Mafika Pascal Gwala (1947–2014) The poet-activist and the mirage of freedom |
| title_sort | mafika pascal gwala 1947 2014 the poet activist and the mirage of freedom |
| topic | Mafika Pascal Gwala tribute |
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