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Small is regarded as one of the leading playwrights in Afrikaans. André P. Brink regards Kanna hy kô hystoe (1965) as a pinnacle in the Afrikaans drama tradition. The play deals with an individual who is torn between his own ambitions and the expectations of his people.
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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.
c’mon, c’mon smile. look over there. our little old tents is piled high wit joy. This white dame can’t laugh. jis gives orders: there’s nuthin I want, the coon formal as hell. But mad’m, pawpaw, pawpaw an banana. an juicy grapes out the heart of Canaan.
Jun 28, 2016 · Black Consciousness activist, Afrikaans poet and revered academic Adam Small has passed away. In his large volume of work he gave voice to the downtrodden – those marginalised by apartheid.
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