Mongan Valley Serote [5] or Mongan Wally Serote [2] (May 8, 1944, [1] Sophia Town , South Africa -) South African poet and prose writer, political activist, Member of Parliament .
| Mongan Valley Serote | |
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| Mongane Wally Serote | |
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| Date of Birth | May 8, 1944 (aged 75) |
| Place of Birth | Sophia Town , South African Union |
| Citizenship |  |
| Occupation | poet, prose writer, critic |
| Years of creativity | 1960s - present |
| Language of Works | English, [1] Tswana [2] |
| Awards | Ingrid Jonker Prize (1973) [3] The Golden Crown (2012) [4] |
Content
Biography
Mongane Valley Serote was born in Sophia Town, now a suburb of Johannesburg . He attended schools in Alexander , Lesotho and Soweto . In high school, he began to participate in the Black Consciousness Movement , Joined the African National Congress . He was associated with the poetry group Soweto, which embodied in the literature the voice of the black population of South Africa. [3] In 1969, he was arrested under the Terrorism Act and spent nine months in solitary confinement. [1] After leaving school, he worked as a journalist.
In 1972 he published the first collection of poems “Yakhal'inkomo” (“Roar of Cattle”), which in 1973 was awarded the Ingdid Yonker Prize for the best poetic debut in English. [one]
In 1974, Serote received a Fulbright scholarship , and in 1979 received a master's degree in fine arts from Columbia University . In the verses of this period, the influence of the Harlem Renaissance and the Negro movement is felt . [one]
After graduation, he went into voluntary exile in Botswana , where he participated in the creation of the “Medu Art Ensemble”. Since 1986, he worked in London at the Department of Arts and Culture of the African National Congress. [3]
In 1990 he returned to South Africa. He continued to work in the Department of Arts and Culture of the ANC, in 1994 he was chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Arts and Culture. [3]
Artwork
Poems
- Yakhal'inkomo (Cattle Roar, 1972)
- "Tsetlo" (" Medoakazchik ", 1974)
- No Baby Must Weep (Children Should Not Cry, 1975)
- "Behold Mama, Flowers" ("Mom, look, these are flowers", 1978)
- The Night Keeps Winking (1982)
- “A Tough Tale” (1987)
- Third World Express (The Express of the Third World, 1992)
- “Come and Hope With Me” (“Let's Go Dream with Me,” 1994)
- Freedom Lament and Song (1997)
- “History is the Home Address” (2004)
Stories and novels
- “To Every Birth Its Blood” (1981)
- "Gods of Our Time" ("Gods of our time", 1999)
- Scatter the Ashes and Go (Scatter the Ashes and Go, 2002)
Essays
- “On the Horizon” (1990)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Liesl Jobson. Mongane Wally Serote Neopr . Poetry International. Date of treatment August 25, 2012. Archived October 29, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Mongan Wally Serote . Date of treatment August 25, 2012. Archived October 29, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Profile of Mongane Wally Serote (inaccessible link) . Presidency, Republic of South Africa. Date of treatment August 25, 2012. Archived March 17, 2012.
- ↑ 51st Struga Poetry Evenings kicks off . MIA . Date of treatment August 25, 2012. Archived October 29, 2012.
- ↑ Fragments of the JA Symphony: Art in the Service of Liberation-2 . livejournal.com. Date of treatment August 25, 2012. Archived October 29, 2012.