Wopko Jensma
Wopko Jensa | |
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| Born | Wopko Pieter Jensa 26 July 1939 |
| Disappeared | August 1993 (aged 52) Johannesburg |
| Occupation(s) | poet, Artist |
Wopko Pieter Jensa (born 26 July 1939[1][2] in Ventersdorp, South Africa),[3] is a male South African poet and artist.[4] Jensma published three collections of poetry before his disappearance in 1993.[5]
Background
Jensma's art is ethnic, based on a theme unique to himself, lino-printed images of animals drawn as characteristics of people. His poetry was characterized as having a jazzlike feel to it; he described his words as his jazz instrument and his expression being his rhythm.[6]
- Sing for our Execution (1973)
- Where White is the Colour/Where Black is the Number (1974)
- I Must Show you my Clippings (1977)
A selection of Jensma's poems appeared, with a brief biography, in the anthology Ten South African Poets edited and introduced by Adam Schwartzman (Manchester: Carcanet Press, 1999). There is an online appreciation of Jensma's poetry and art works, with quotations and some biographical details, by Tony McGregor entitled I write you from afar: Wopko Jensma, enigmatic poet of Africa.
Disappearance
Jensma disappeared from Johannesburg without a trace in August 1993, and has not been seen since.[7][8][9] No information of what became of him is known.
See also
References
- ^ Wopko Jensma Works .. (Part 1), retrieved 2019-08-30
- ^ "From Not Him Wopko Jensma 1939 he forbids us to dance he always leads the | Course Hero". www.coursehero.com. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ "Wopko JENSMA archives". www.art-archives-southafrica.ch. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ Smith, Connie (2017-11-24). "Analysis of From Not Him by Wopko Jensma". Poem Analysis. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ Smith, Connie (2017-11-24). "Analysis of From Not Him by Wopko Jensma". Poem Analysis. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ http://www.art-archives-southafrica.ch/PDFs/Jensma_Tydskrif-vir-Letterkunde_2010_v47n1a01.pdf
- ^ Wopko Jensma SA History
- ^ "Biography of Wopko Jensma". www.biographies.net. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ Pape, Jennifer (2017-06-06). "Wopko Jensma (1939 – 1993)". Dryad Press - People! Read Poetry. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
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