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Adam Small is a poet, playwright and novelist who wrote about the oppression and resistance of black people under apartheid. He used satire, Kaaps and Brechtian techniques in his works, such as Black Bronze Beautiful and Kanna hy kô hystoe.
- COME, LET US SING
an sunly that selfsame rod was become a serpent! Now...
- ON THE P’RADE
c’mon, c’mon smile. look over there. our little old tents is...
- COME, LET US SING
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One of his famous poems is called "Doemanie." After decades spent out of the public eye, Small, on 14 September 2013, received a hero's welcome at the Breytenbach Centre in Wellington, where he was guest of honour at the centre's Poet Festival. He read a selection of poems from his latest anthology Klawerjas.
an sunly that selfsame rod was become a serpent! Now friends. even unto me has the Lord brought. his wonderworks. he has asked me what is in my hand. an friends. in my hand is my guitar. come, let us sing. © Translation: 1997, Mike Dickman.
- Adam Small
A humorous poem by Adam Small, a South African poet, about a fruit vendor and a white woman. The poem uses slang, rhyme and repetition to create a vivid and satirical scene.
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Jun 28, 2016 · A tribute to the late Adam Small, a Black Consciousness activist, Afrikaans poet and academic who wrote in Kaaps, a creolised urban Afrikaans. He challenged apartheid policies, defended multiculturalism and gave voice to the marginalised.
