These poems cover many different states of mind and situations and
are deeply rooted in South Africa but also travel to other continents. A
strong historical consciousness is mixed with different examples of
violence and dispossession as well as an awareness of subconscious
associations so that the political and the surreal intermingle – the
brutalities of war and exploitation are softened by the tenderness of
love. Stylistically inventive, it explores new forms while striving for
an overall musicality.
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About the author
ALLAN KOLSKI HORWITZ was born in 1952 in Vryburg, South Africa but grew
up in Cape Town. Between 1974 and 1985 he lived in the Middle East,
Europe and North America, returning to live in Johannesburg in 1986.
Since then he has worked as an organiser and educator in the trade union
and social housing movements. He is a writer in various genres as well
as being a songwriter and singer. Since leaving full-time employment in
the trade unions in 2009, he continues on an ad hoc with his work as an
educator and activist. He is a member of the Botsotso Jesters poetry
performance group and of the Botsotso Publishing editorial board.