University of Johannesburg Prize
3 appearances
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Edition 14 (2018) Winner
Lesego Rampolokeng
レセゴ・ランポロケング
Lesego Rampolokeng
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-07-07 （Orlando West, Soweto, Johannesburg）
- Nationality
- South African
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Soweto (Orlando West, Orlando East, White City, Chiawelo, Meadowlands, Diepkloof etc.) → Groot Marico
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Playwright, Performance poet, Musician, Artist
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Influenced By
- Frantz Fanon, Ingoapele Madingoane, Matsemela Manaka, Maishe Maponya, Herman Charles Bosman
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the North | — | Law | — | — | South Africa |
University of the North
Law
Country:
South Africa
Studied law but did not pursue this path
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Horns for Hondo
1991 PoetryPoetry collection from apartheid era
ApartheidPolitical critique
Talking Rain
1993 PoetryBlackheart
2004 NovelWhiteheart
2005 NovelBird-Monk Seding
2017 NovelBibliography
- Horns for Hondo
- Talking Rain
- Rap Master Supreme – Word Bomber in the Extreme
- End Beginnings (English-German)
- Blue V's (English-German; with CD)
- The Bavino Sermons
- The h.a.l.f. ranthology
- The Second Chapter
- Head on fire – Rants/Notes/Poems 2001-2011
- History
- A Half Century Thing
- Fanon's Children
- Bantu Ghost- a stream of (black) unconsciousness
- Blackheart
- Whiteheart
- Bird-Monk Seding
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Savagely critical of establishmentHybrid and confrontational
- Recurring Motifs
- Apartheid critiqueBlack Consciousness
Legacy
Key figure in South African anti-apartheid literature, known for performance poetry and international performances.
In Popular Culture
- Appears in documentary Giant Steps
Quotes
-
shoot the English with bullets that are British
Source: Poem -
a leper cast out in the desert, and cold, without a snout or paw in the pot of gold
Source: Riding the Victim's Train (The H.a.l.f Ranthology) (2002)
Trivia
- PhD candidate at Rhodes University on Mafika Gwala
- Moved to Groot Marico inspired by Herman Charles Bosman