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Mongane Wally Serote | |
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| Born | 8 May 1944 Sophiatown, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African, Motswana, British |
| Education | Morris Isaacson High School, Sacred Heart Commercial High School |
| Alma mater | Columbia University University of the Witwatersrand |
| Occupation(s) | Poet and cultural activist |
| Known for | National Poet Laureate, 2018 |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Awards | Order of Ikhamanga in Silver Ingrid Jonker Poetry Prize |
| Website | Foundation Website |
Mongane Wally Serote (born 8 May 1944)[1] is a South African poet and writer. He became involved in political resistance to the apartheid government by joining the African National Congress (ANC) and in 1969 was arrested and detained for several months without trial. He subsequently spent years in exile, working in Botswana, and later London, England, for the ANC in their Arts and Culture Department, before eventually returning to South Africa in 1990.[2] He was inaugurated as South Africa's National Poet Laureate in 2018.[3][4]
- ^ "Mongane Wally Serote". Poetry International Web. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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Presidencywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "South African Literary Awards winners announced—Mongane Wally Serote is South Africa's new Poet Laureate". The Reading List. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Peter, Zamayirha (12 November 2018). "Meet SA's newest poet laureate, but some say it was a woman's turn". CityPress. Retrieved 20 February 2020.