List of South African poets

This is a list of noted South African poets, poets born or raised in South Africa, whether living there or overseas, and writing in one of the indigenous South African languages.

This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

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A-C [edit]

• Lionel Abrahams
• Tatamkulu Afrika
• Mike Alfred
• Ingrid Andersen
• AE Ballakisten
• Vutomi Baloyi
• Gabeba Baderoon
• Shabbir Banoobhai
• Sinclair Beiles
• Robert Berold
• Vonani Bila
• Roy Blumenthal
• Herman Charles Bosman
• Breyten Breytenbach
• Dennis Brutus
• Guy Butler
• Roy Campbell
• Charl Cilliers
• Sue Clark
• Johnny Clegg
• Jack Cope
• Jeremy Cronin
• Patrick Cullinan
• Gary Cummiskey
• Sheila Cussons

D-G [edit]

• Achmat Dangor
• Ingrid de Kok
• Phillippa Yaa de Villiers
• Isobel Dixon
• Modikwe Dikobe
• Angifi Dladla
• I D du Plessis
• Koos du Plessis
• Finuala Dowling
• Elisabeth Eybers
• Kingsley Fairbridge
• Gus Ferguson
• Sheila Meiring Fugard
• Keith Gottschalk
• Stephen Gray
• Robert Greig
• Mafika Gwala

H-L [edit]

• Megan Hall
• Joan Hambidge
• Colleen Higgs
• Robert Homem
• Christopher Hope
• Peter Horn
• Allan Kolski Horwitz
• Alan James
• Wopko Jensma
• Liesl Jobson
• Sarah Johnson
• Ingrid Jonker
• Aryan Kaganof
• Anne Kellas
• Keorapetse Kgositsile
• Olga Kirsch
• Koos Kombuis
• Rustum Kozain
• Uys Krige
• Antjie Krog
• Anton Krueger
• Mazisi Kunene
• Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven
• C. Louis Leipoldt
• Douglas Livingstone

M [edit]

• Don Maclennan
• Mzi Mahola
• Eugene Marais
• Andrew Martens
• John Mateer
• Don Mattera
• James Matthews
• Mzwakhe Mbuli
• Kim McClenaghan
• Michelle McGrane
• Sheila Meiring Fugard
• Joan Metelerkamp
• Ruth Miller
• Abdul Milazi
• Kobus Moolman
• Isabella Motadinyane
• Seitlhamo Motsapi
• Casey Motsisi
• S.E.K. Mqhayi
• Oswald Mtshali
• Amitabh Mitra

N-S [edit]

• Arthur Nortje
• D. J. Opperman
• William Plomer
• Karen Press
• Thomas Pringle
• Lesego Rampolokeng
• Azila Talit Reisenberger
• Robert Royston
• Arja Salafranca
• Sipho Sepamla
• Mongane Wally Serote
• Steve Shapiro
• Adam Small

T-Z [edit]

• Totius
• Ernst van Heerden
• Christopher van Wyk
• A.G. Visser
• Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
• Crystal Warren
• Stephen Watson
• Mary Morison Webster
• George Weideman
• David Wright
• Makhosazana Xaba
• Gert Vlok Nel

See also [edit]

Poetry portal

• List of poets
• List of South African writers
• South African literature
• South African poetry

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