Isabella Motadinyane
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Isabella Motadinyane (1963 โ 2003) was a South African poet, performance poet and actor.
She was born in Soweto and was a founding member of the Botsotso Jesters poetry group, and was on the editorial board of Botsotso Publishing, both named after a line from one of her poems "die is mos bosotsos". She wrote and performed in a number of languages, including English, Sotho, Camtho and Afrikaans.[1][2][3]
Works
- We Jive Like This, Botsotso Publishing, 1996
- Dirty Washing, Botsotso Publishing, 1999
- Bella (Collected Works), 2007
References
- ^ "Isabella Motadinyane". Poetry International. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Isabella Motadinyane". Badilish Poetry X-Change. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "poet muses: Isabella Motadinyane, poet (1963 โ 2003)". Poetry Potion. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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