Ingrid Jonker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1969) Winner
Sinclair Beiles
シンクラー・ベイルズ
Shinkurā Beiruzu
Pen Names:
Wu Wu Ming（Pen name for Houses of Joy）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930 （Kampala, Uganda）
- Died
- 2000-11-03 （Johannesburg, South Africa） age 70
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Kampala, Uganda → Johannesburg, South Africa → Paris, France → Greek islands → Yeoville, Johannesburg
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Editor
- Active Years
- 1959-2000
- Affiliations
- Olympia Press, Gallery III
- Influenced By
- William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Witwatersrand | — | Anthropology | BA | — | South Africa |
University of the Witwatersrand
Anthropology
Degree:
BA
Country:
South Africa
Major in Anthropology
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Ingrid Jonker Prize | Ashes of Experience | poetry | — | Winner |
Ingrid Jonker Prize
1969
Work:
Ashes of Experience
Category:
poetry
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ashes of Experience
1969 PoetryPoetry collection that won the Ingrid Jonker Prize
ExperienceBeat
Minutes to Go
1960 PoetryCo-authored with Burroughs, Gysin, Corso using cut-up technique
Cut-up
Bibliography
- Houses of Joy
- Minutes to Go
- Ashes of Experience
- Deliria
- Tales: Poems
- Sacred Fix
- Universal Truths as Revealed in White Tobacco Fumes
- Ballets
- Dowsings
- Poems Under Suspicion, Poems On Bits Of Paper
- The Crucifixion
- A South African Abroad
- On-Stage
- Aardvark City, or Hieronymous Hotel
- Khakiweeds
- Yeoville: Poems
- Sugar
- Plays
- The Greek Plays
- 3 Plays
- The Golden Years
- Nagmaal
- Bicycle Tales
- Springtime at Raubenheimers
- Women
- A Jew Takes A Look At Guatemala
- The Idiot's Voice
- Bone Hebrew
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Beat poetryCut-up techniquePostmodernism
- Recurring Motifs
- Mental instabilityDrugsTravel
Health
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Bipolar disorder生涯Informed his work
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Depression, mental illness, drug addiction1970年代以降Frequent bouts
Legacy
South African beat poet who contributed to the development of the cut-up technique with Burroughs and Gysin at the Beat Hotel
In Popular Culture
- Documentary film 'Sacred Fix'
- Book 'Who was Sinclair Beiles?'
Trivia
- Suspended in mid-air by Takis' magnetic sculpture, attributed to his mental instability
- Married poet Marta Proctor
- Buried at West Park Cemetery