Wopko Jensma

Wopko Jensma (born 26 July 1939 Ventersdorp, South Africa), is a South African poet and artist. Jensma published three collections of poetry before his disappearance in 1993.
Jensma's Art is ethnic, based on a theme only he has introduced, Lino printed images of animals drawn as characteristics of people.
Wopko's poetry has a jazz feel to it; he used his words as his jazz instrument and his expression is his rhythm. .[1]

  • 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.

He disappeared in 1993.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.art-archives-southafrica.ch/PDFs/Jensma_Tydskrif-vir-Letterkunde_2010_v47n1a01.pdf
  2. ↑ Wopko Jensma SA History

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