“… what moves me most profoundly is the sublime sublimely articulated, a feeling that language has somehow taken me beyond the boundary of language” (Mark Haddon oor Derek Walcott se Sonnet XLIII). Die bostaande aanhaling uit die bloemlesing Poems that make grown men cry, saamgestel deur Anthony en Ben Holden, gee ‘n idee van die…
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Marlies Taljard: Gedigte wat sterk manne laat huil (II)
“As my father grew older, I noticed that he rarely came close to shedding tears about sad and serious things in our lives. But if ever telling a tale of something good, some gracious or loving piece of behaviour, tears would always come into his eyes. And I feel myself going that way as I…
Marlies Taljard: Gedigte wat sterk manne laat huil (I)
Pas lees ek dat feminisme die Merriam Webster aanlyn woordeboek se woord van die jaar is. Desnieteenstaande volstaan ek by die titel van hierdie blog. Onlangs sien ek in ‘n bekende boekwinkel die boek Poems that make grown men cry – ‘n bloemlesing wat deur ‘n pa en sy seun saamgestel is, Anthony en…