Unisa Press
HAIKU for Africa
| Author: | Marie Heese |
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| Published: | July 08, 2014 |
| ISBN: | 978-1-86888-724-8 |
| Number of pages: | 82 |
| Contact: |
To buy the book contact UNISA Press on +27 (0) 12 429 3448/3368 |
| How to buy: |
Business Section 012 4293515 /3448 |
| This book is not available in electronic format |
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About the book
Mother Africa shares her wisdom within this collection of more than fifty haiku, through the voices of three formidable women – author Marie Heese, artist Edith Bukani and voice artist Natalia Molebatsi. This gift book contains an audio book on CD.
Author Marié Heese takes us on a journey, following the footprints of women before us, women amongst us; women just like us to experience the continent of Africa afresh. Enjoy glimpses of shifting landscapes, the shadow of a smile – fleeting moments captured in a handful of words. An ideal moment of repose is captured with wisdom and poise.
Reviewfrom a review by Norman Morrissey in Carapace 22: ‘[T]he effect of Heese’s collection is like listening to a robin with a repertoire, tones ranging through wit and self-irony and sympathy to the crystal of just being somewhere almost beyond words. It’s a good, warm, sophisticated voice, each little vision worth its moment of reflection ... |
About the author
Marie Heese, veteran South African novelist, former teacher and education speacialist studied at the University of Stellenbosch and Unisa (Universtity of South Arica). In 2010 she won the Commonwealth Writers’ Price for Africa for the book The double crown: secret writings of the female pharaoh. Other recent publications include: The colour of power; A story of Theodora, Empress of Byzantium (2011) Karoo-Kantate (2013) Vuurklip, ’n roman van die oertyd (2013)
Table of content
| Bushveld afternoon | 1 |
| African bushveld twilight | 2 |
| What does Africa smell of? | 3 |
| A good question | 4 |
| Thunderstorm | 5 |
| Facts of life | 6 |
| Cyclone Demoina | 8 |
| Despite the odds | 10 |
| Summer in Empangeni | 11 |
| A haiku lie | 12 |
| Landscape | 14 |
| Hauteur | 15 |
| Freedom | 16 |
| Surprise | 17 |
| Darting bird | 19 |
| Carrion | 20 |
| Small mercy | 22 |
| Blood brothers | 23 |
| Reaction | 24 |
| On his way out | 25 |
| Treachery | 27 |
| Revival | 28 |
| Progress | 29 |
| Strength | 30 |
| Resistance | 31 |
| Faith | 33 |
| No escape | 34 |
| Quest | 35 |
| Insomnia | 36 |
| Recollections of childhood | 38 |
| A Christmas carol | 40 |
| Seascape | 41 |
| Gift from the sea | 42 |
| Pause | 44 |
| After birth | 45 |
| Observation | 46 |
| First grandchild | 47 |
| Labrador puppy | 48 |
| Siamese cat | 49 |
| Do you love me? | 50 |
| African history | 52 |
| Undone | 53 |
| Paleontological literacy | 54 |
| No good | 55 |
| African miracle | 56 |
| The survivor | 58 |
| Long live the king | 60 |
| Christmas ‘94 | 62 |
| Nelson Mandela | 63 |
| In exile | 64 |
| Anthem | 66 |
| Loss of memory | 67 |
| Called away | 69 |
| Author’s notes | 71 |