Epitaph for a baobab: remembering South African poet and activist Don Mattera
Epitaph for a baobab: remembering South African poet and activist Don Mattera: Don Mattera in 2013. Lerato Maduna/Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images The towering South African poet, activist and humanitarian Donato Francesco Mattera passed away on 18 July at the age of 86. What he represented to South Africa is far larger than his contribution to literature. …