Thomas Pringle Award
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (2001) Winner
Shabbir Banoobhai
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Shabbir Banoobhai
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-10-23 （Durban）
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Durban
Career
- Occupations
- poet, teacher, accountant
- Active Years
- 1980-2022
- Influenced By
- Fatima Meer, Douglas Livingstone
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield College | — | Teacher Training | — | — | South Africa |
| Unisa | — | Commerce | Bachelor of Commerce | — | South Africa |
Springfield College
Teacher Training
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
South Africa
Elected President of the Student's Representative Council
Unisa
Commerce
Degree:
Bachelor of Commerce
Country:
South Africa
Studied through correspondence
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
echoes of my other self
1980 PoetryEchoes of my other self
humanityspirituality
shadows of a sun-darkened land
1984 PoetryShadows of a sun-darkened land
apartheidoppression
inward moon - outward sun
2002 PoetryInward moon - outward sun
introspectioncosmos
Bibliography
- echoes of my other self (1980)
- shadows of a sun-darkened land (1984)
- inward moon - outward sun (2002)
- lightmail (2002)
- book of songs (2004)
- lyrics in paradise (2009)
- dark light - the spirit's secret (2009)
- the drums beat all night (2013)
- all that remains (2020)
- in the last port of call (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- spiritual depthhumanistic
- Recurring Motifs
- humanitydivinitypeace
Legacy
South African poet aiming to promote a vision of a more humane and spiritual society
Quotes
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to promote a vision of a more humane society – a society that not only respects all its members as human beings but which considers them as spiritual beings and essentially divine
Source: Self-description
Trivia
- College newspaper banned for protesting apartheid