Small, Adam

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Section: Poets in the News
Poet Name: Small, Adam
Given Name: Adam
Last Name: Small
Date of Birth: 21 December 1936
Biography: Adam Small was born in 1936 in Wellington, South Africa. He attended the University of Cape Town where he studied languages and philosophy. He went on to receive a master's degree in philosophy from the same university, and studied at the University of London and the University of Oxford as well. He worked as a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Fort Hare in 1959, and in 1960 he was one of the academic founders of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) where he was appointed as Head of the Philosophy Department. In the 1970s, he joined the Black Consciousness Movement. In 1973, after the suspension of students protesting against apartheid, he resigned from his position at the university in solidarity with the students. In 1983, he re-joined the university under considerably different circumstances as Head of the Department of Social Work, holding this position until his retirement in 1997. He is the author of several books of poetry in Afrikaans and English. He died in 2016.
Education: University of Cape Town
Biography Sources: "Adam Small." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 2 June 2022. Accessed 11 July 2022. <<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Small>>.

"Adam Small." South African History Online. Accessed 11 July 2022. <<https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/adam-small>>.

"Adam Small." Poetry International Rotterdam. Accessed 11 July 2022. <<https://poetryinternationalweb.org/pi/site/poet/item/18033/10/Adam-Small>>.
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Place of Birth: South Africa, Wellington
Spatial Coverage: Wellington
Region: Southern Africa
Type: Poets in the News