Ingrid Jonker Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 12 (1977) Winner
Colin Style
コリン・スタイル
Korin Sutairu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-09-19 （Salisbury (now Harare), Southern Rhodesia）
- Died
- 2014-09-22 （Devon, United Kingdom） age 81
- Nationality
- Zimbabwean, British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Salisbury (now Harare), Southern Rhodesia → Kent, England → Devon, England
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer
- Active Years
- 1968-2014
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Edward School | — | — | — | — | Zimbabwe |
| Rhodes University | Faculty of Humanities | English Literature and History | — | — | South Africa |
Prince Edward School
Country:
Zimbabwe
Attended school in Salisbury.
Rhodes University
Faculty of Humanities
/ English Literature and History
Country:
South Africa
Won the Rhodes University Poetry Prize
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ingrid Jonker Prize | Baobab Street | best published collection in English in Southern Africa | — | Winner |
| — | Rhodes University Poetry Prize | — | — | Rhodes University | Winner |
Ingrid Jonker Prize
1977
Work:
Baobab Street
Category:
best published collection in English in Southern Africa
Result:
Winner
Rhodes University Poetry Prize
Organization:
Rhodes University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Baobab Street
1977 PoetryPoetry collection
Musical Saw
1981 PoetryPoetry collection
Mambo Book of Zimbabwean Poetry in English
1986 Anthology editedEdited anthology of Zimbabwean poetry in English
Bibliography
- Baobab Street (1977)
- Musical Saw (1981)
- Mambo Book of Zimbabwean Poetry in English (1986, edited)
Health
-
heart attack2014Died unexpectedly
Legacy
Known as a British-Zimbabwean poet and writer, awarded the Ingrid Jonker Prize.