Section

Poets in the News

Poet Name

Philander, P. J. 'Peter John'

Given Name

P. J.

Last Name

Philander

Date of Birth

5 November 1921

Biography

P. J. Philander was born in South Africa in 1921, and would go on to publish two works of poetry: "Uurglas" in 1955 and "Zimbabwe" in 1968.

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Education

University of South Africa

News Items

Power of the Pen in Exile: The Times Profile, Breyten Breytenbach

A New Look in Writing

Works

Zimbabwe

Uurglas

Close Relationships

Mbangjwa, Bongekile Joyce

Pieterse, H.J.

Lessing, Doris

Schreiner, Olive

Smit, Hettie

Dendy, Gail

Brink, André Philippus

Bosman, Herman Charles

Louw, W. E. G.

van den Heever, C. M.

Jacobson, Dan

Millin, Sarah Gertrude

Abrahams, Peter

Biko, Bantu Stephen 'Steve'

Thango, Menzi

Banoobhai, Shabbir

Woods, Donald James

Dladla, Angifi 'Proctor'

Gordimer, Nadine

Haarhoff, Dorian

Du Plessis, Clinton V. 'Vivian'

Smith, Pauline Janet

Schuitema, Barend

Dowling, Finuala

Morton, Do

FitzPatrick, James Percy

van Bruggen, Jochem

Verwey, Len

Breytenbach, Breyten

Eybers, Elisabeth Françoise

Delius, Anthony 'Ronald St. Martin'

van den Heever, Toon

Blum, Peter

Opperman, Diederik Johannes 'D. J.'

Marais, Eugène Nielen

Plomer, William

Watermeyer, Gottfried Andreas 'G. A.'

Butler, Guy

Pringle, Thomas

Pretorius, S. J. 'Sarel Jacob'

Madge, Charles Henry

Currey, Ralph Nixon 'R. N.'

Leipoldt, C. Louis 'Christian Frederik Louis'

Hove, Chenjerai

Paton, Alan

Vanwyk Louw, Nicholaas Petrus

Wright, David

Campbell, Roy

Rousseau, Ina

Krog, Antjie

Krige, Uys

van Heerden, Ernst

MacNab, Roy

Celliers, Jan

Slater, Francis Carey 'F. C.'

Place of Birth

South Africa, Cape Town

Spatial Coverage

Cape Town

Region

Southern Africa

Type

Poets in the News