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Poet Name: Eybers, Elisabeth Françoise
Given Name: Elisabeth Françoise
Last Name: Eybers
Date of Birth: 26 February 1915
Biography: Elisabeth Eybers, born in 1915, was the first Afrikaans woman to publish a book of poetry. She worked as a journalist following her graduation from the University of Witwatersrand. She was considered to be part of one of the "Dertigers," a group of young South African poets of the 1930s. She was the first Afrikaans woman to win the Hertzog Prize for poetry in 1943, and she was awarded the prize a second time in 1971.

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Education: University of the Witwatersrand
News Items: Power of the Pen in Exile: The Times Profile, Breyten Breytenbach; A New Look in Writing
Works: Die Stil Avontuur; Neerslag (Precipitation); Die Ander Dors; Versamelde Gedigte (Collected poems); Verbruikersverse/Consumer's verse; Belydenis in die Skemering; Die Vrou en ander verse; Die Helder Halfjaar (Bright half-year); Onderdak (Under shelter); Balans (Balance); Winter-surplus; Tussensang (In-between song); Kruis of Munt (Head or tail)
Close Relationships: Jobson, Liesl; Lessing, Doris; Schreiner, Olive; Smit, Hettie; Xaba, Makhaosazana; Dendy, Gail; Malan, Lucas 'Cornelius'; Brink, André Philippus; Villiers, Phillippa; Bosman, Herman Charles; Salafranca, Arja; Horn, Peter 'Rudolf Gisela'; Motsapi, Seithamo; Louw, W. E. G.; van den Heever, C. M.; Berwold, Robert; Kes, Kat Kol 'Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile'; Jacobson, Dan; Kok, Ingrid de; Millin, Sarah Gertrude; Abrahams, Peter; Biko, Bantu Stephen 'Steve'; Thango, Menzi; Woods, Donald James; Dladla, Angifi 'Proctor'; Gordimer, Nadine; Sole, Kelwyn; Smith, Pauline Janet; Schuitema, Barend; Morton, Do; Mpe, Phaswane; FitzPatrick, James Percy; van Bruggen, Jochem; Breytenbach, Breyten; Mann, Chris 'Christopher Michael Zithulele'; van den Heever, Toon; Blum, Peter; Delius, Anthony 'Ronald St. Martin'; 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'; Hope, Christopher; Paton, Alan; Vanwyk Louw, Nicholaas Petrus; Wright, David; Campbell, Roy; Rousseau, Ina; Brutus, Dennis Vincent; Philander, P. J. 'Peter John'; Krige, Uys; van Heerden, Ernst; MacNab, Roy; Celliers, Jan; Slater, Francis Carey 'F. C.'; Horn, Peter Rudolf Gisela
Place of Birth: South Africa, Klerksdorp
Spatial Coverage: Klerksdorp
Region: Southern Africa
Type: Poets in the News