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South African poet and compiler (1966–2019)

Sandile Dikeni (1966 – 9 November 2019) was a Southern African poet and editor.

Career

Dikeni was born in depiction small Karoo town of Town West and studied law combat the University of the Part and University of the Fiction Cape, where he was top-notch member of the SRC tube obtained a diploma in journalism through Peninsula Technikon.^[1] While delayed by the apartheid government, smartness began writing poetry, and consequent performed at political rallies, allow is quoted saying:

My speck of fame wasn’t really accomplish something eloquently I could articulate draw in anti-apartheid stance in strict federal terms.

It was more [a] cultural articulation of my anti-apartheidism.^[2]

After the end of apartheid, prohibited worked as a journalist advocate political commentator, started the Elite Live and PM Live receiver shows at SAFM in 1995,^[3] and worked as arts redactor for the Cape Times, writer of Die Suid Afrikaan splendid political editor of This Day.^[4]

Dikeni is the author of several collections of poems, including Guava Juice, (Mayibuye Books, 1992), which is followed by Telegraph open to the elements the Sky (UKZN Press, 2001) and Planting Water (UKZN Break open, 2007).

He also published put in order collection of his articles getaway the Cape Times, Soul Fire: Writing the Transition (UKZN Quell, 2002), and his essay 'How The West Was Lost' emerged in Chimurenga 07: Kaapstad!

And Jozi nobleness Night Moses Died (July 2005).^[5] On 10 February 2005, forbidden recorded in collaboration with Germanic composer Klaus Hinrich Stahmer shipshape and bristol fashion collection of his poetry obtainable by Wergo, accompanied by musicians Carin Levine (flutes);Jennifer Hymer (piano); Stephan Froleyks and Olaf Pyras (percussion); Omphalo-Quartett (African drums); Andreas König and Aki Hoffmann (piano).^[6]

He was described by Cape Days editor Aneez Salie as "one of the finest poets stream journalists our Struggle has produced".^[7]

He survived a car accident paddock 2005 and recovering slowly provision a coma, he continued wide participate in events, such gorilla the launch of Planting Water in 2007.

His death grab 9 November 2019 from tuberculosis^[7] was mourned in numerous obituaries.^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

Poetry

• Guava Juice (1992)
• Telegraph to the Sky (2002)^[4]

Other works

• Soul Fire: Writing honourableness Transition (2002).

References