Английская Википедия:Chris Mann (poet)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox writer Christopher Michael "Zithulele" MannШаблон:Sfn[1] (1948 – 10 March 2021) was a South African poet.Шаблон:Sfn

Biography

Chris Mann was born in Port Elizabeth in 1948 and went to Diocesan College (Bishops) in Rondebosch, Cape Town. He studied English and Philosophy at the University of the Witwatersrand, and went to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar where he was awarded an MA in English Language and Literature. He also studied African Oral Literature at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.[2] From 1977 to 1980 he held a lecturer post in the English Department at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. From 1980 to 1995 he worked with an NGO, The Valley Trust[3] at KwaNyuswa outside Durban, where he received his isiZulu nickname, Zithulele, meaning "the quiet one."[1] After that, after which he returned to Rhodes University where he was a professor of poetry at the Institute for the Study of English in Africa.Шаблон:Sfn He was founder and convenor of Wordfest, a national multilingual festival of South African languages and literature with a developmental emphasis.[2][4]Шаблон:Sfn A native English speaker, Mann was also conversant in Afrikaans, isiZulu and isiXhosa. He performed his work at festivals, schools, churches, universities and conferences in South Africa.[2] He was married to artist Julia Skeen.Шаблон:Sfn

Works

Books

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Plays in verse and multimedia poetry productions

  • The Sand Labyrinth. 1980 National Student Drama Festival.
  • Mahoon’s Testimony. Broadcast on SAfm in 1998, rebroadcast 2007.
  • Frail Care. Broadcast on SAfm in 1997 and re-broadcast in 1999 and 2007.
  • The Crux of Being. 1999 National Arts Festival Fringe.
  • In Praise of the Shades. 2003 National Arts Festival Fringe.
  • Thuthula. 2003 National Arts Festival Main Programme.
  • Walking on Gravity. 2004 National Arts Festival Fringe.
  • Beautiful Lofty Things. 2005 National Arts Festival Fringe production.
  • Lifelines. 2006 National Arts Festival Fringe poetry performance production.
  • LifeSongs. 2007 National Arts Festival Fringe installation.
  • Epiphanies. 2008. National Arts Festival Fringe installation.
  • LifeSongs. 2011. National English Literary Museum installation.
  • The Ballad of Dirk de Bruin, 2014.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn National Arts Festival Fringe.
  • Anxiety and Grace. With Julia Skeen. 2016. National Arts Festival Fringe and Spiritfest.
  • Epiphanies. With Julia Skeen. 2018. National Arts Festival Fringe and Spiritfest.

Articles

Commentary on Mann's Work

Mann's work has received critical consideration in journals such as

Awards

  • Newdigate Prize for Poetry while a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford.
  • Olive Schreiner Prize for South African Poetry in English.
  • South African Performing Arts Councils’ Playwright Award.
  • Hon.D.Litt. University of Durban-Westville, now University of KwaZulu-Natal.
  • Eastern Cape Premier’s Award for Literature.
  • First Professor of Poetry, Rhodes University.
  • English Academy of South Africa Thomas Pringle Award for Poetry.
  • Mann's 2014 play The Ballad of Dirk de Bruin which premiered at the National Arts Festival was awarded a Silver Standard Bank Ovation Award for "artistic innovation, excellence and the exploration of new performance styles".Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
  • Honorary Artist in Residence, Grahamstown Cathedral (2017–present)
  • Guest poet, Incroci di civiltà international poetry festival, Venice 2019
  • English Academy of South Africa Gold Medal 2019

References

Citations

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Sources

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External links

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