Piece work [[electronic resource] ] : poems / / by Ingrid Andersen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456284803321
• Autore: Andersen Ingrid
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Athlone, South Africa, : Modjaji Books, 2010
• ISBN: 1-283-06350-6; 9786613063502; 1-920397-76-0; 1-920397-65-5; 1-920397-51-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (74 p.)
• Disciplina: 821.92
• Soggetti: South African poetry (English); Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Poems.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; It is a risk; Feat; Waning; Away; Family album; Assault; Words; My grandmother's chairs; Again; Bound; The succulent winter melon; End of a healing time; Good Friday; Shema; King Canute; I am; Doorway; Gleam; Seduction; Here; Venturing; I couldn't tell you; Jabu; Messag; Messag; Message; Violets; Pieces; Sewn; Clean; Kite; Days like these; A doorway for the visitors; Miles away; Siya on the London Underground; It's a physical pain; Home; Too soon; Lost; Coming of age; How do I speak; Sorrow slips; Clarity; A person; Batho Pele; Leadership qualitiesNever Again; Burning the Fire Break; Found Objects; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Ingrid Andersen was born in Johannesburg, read for a degree in English literature at Wits and is presently completing her Masters. Her work has been published in literary journals for 16 years. Excision, her first volume of poetry, was published in 2004. Her influences include the French Romantic poets, Imagism and the writings of Basho. She is the founding editor of Incwadi, an SA journal that explores the interaction between poetry and image. An Anglican priest, she works in human rights, healing and reconciliation.