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Klara du Plessis

クララ・デュ・プレシス

Klara du Plessis

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Montreal
Nationality
South African, Canadian
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Residence History
Montreal, Canada → Bloemfontein, South Africa

Career

Occupations
poet
Active Years
2014-2024
Nominations
Shortlisted for Gerald Lampert Award (2019, Ekke), Shortlisted for Raymond Souster Award (2020, Hell Light Flesh), Shortlisted for A.M. Klein Poetry Prize (2020, Hell Light Flesh)

Education

Concordia University
Degree: PhD
Country: Canada

Awards

Pat Lowther Award
2019
Work: Ekke
Organization: League of Canadian Poets
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ekke

poetry

Hell Light Flesh

2020 poetry

G

2023 poetry

Collaboration with Khashayar "Kess" Mohammadi

Post-Mortem of the Event

2024 poetry

I'mpossible Collab

2023 literary essays

Bibliography

  • Ekke
  • Hell Light Flesh
  • G
  • Post-Mortem of the Event
  • I'mpossible Collab

Legacy

South African-Canadian poet writing in English and Afrikaans. Developed Deep Curation, a poetry reading practice.