Jensma (Wopko)

SING FOR OUR EXECUTION: POEMS AND WOODCUTS BY WOPKO JENSMA

Published: Ophir/Ravan, Johannesburg, 1973

Edition: First Edition

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240 x 178 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. (iv) + 123; poems interspersed with full-page woodcuts. Wrappers somewhat rubbed; some foxing. Good condition.

The first of three poetry collections by the enigmatic Wopko Jensma, who disappeared without trace in 1993. Uncommon. "Jensma wrote in Afrikaans and English, bringing a quality of the European avant garde combined with an African sensibility so strong that Mafika Gwala assumed that he was black until they actually met. (Gwala, MATATU, p. 2). Jensma's graphic skills and his formidable poetic sensitivity and trenchancy appeared in Sestiger, Wurm, Izwi, Donga, Inspan and elsewhere, until schizophrenia made all forms of writing -  and graphic writing impossible." - Siebrits & Gardner: South African Literary Magazines  1956 - 1978

  • Jacket Condition: Not applicable
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 240 x 178 mm
  • Name: Christison Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Lindsay Christison
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 073 290 2830 / 041 371 4844
  • Preferred Payment Methods: EFT, Paypal, Secure card facilities
  • Trade Associations: SABDA, IOBA


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