Keorapetse

A tribute to Keorapetse Kgositsile, South Africa’s only poet laureate

A tribute to Keorapetse Kgositsile, South Africa’s only poet laureate: Renowned South African poet and liberation struggle hero Keorapetse Kgositsile. Sunday World/ Tshepo Kekana Memories of Keorapetse Kgositsile (1938-2017), or Bra Willie, as he was affectionately known, are of a poet who always had a smile on his face, who exuded gentleness, and was soft-spoken. …

Dedication to Keorapetse Kgositsile – South Africa’s National Poet Laureate Dies at 79

South Africa in the news: Dedication to Keorapetse Kgositsile – South Africa’s National Poet Laureate Dies at 79: Prof Kgositsile was inaugurated as South Africa’s National Poet Laureate in 2006 and was a member of SA’s Arts & Culture’s Living Legends Legacy Programme. He was one of the first members of the African National Congress …