Keorapetse Kgositsile
Keorapetse William Kgositsile (19 September 1938 – 3 January 2018), also known by his pen name Bra Willie, was a South African Tswana poet, journalist and political activist. An influential member of the African National Congress in the 1960s and 1970s, he was inaugurated as South Africa's National Poet Laureate in 2006. Kgositsile lived in exile in the United States from 1962 until 1975, the peak of his literary career. He made an extensive study of African-American literature and culture, becoming particularly interested in jazz. During the 1970s he was a central figure among African-American poets, encouraging interest in Africa as well as the practice of poetry as a performance art; he was well known for his readings in New York City jazz clubs. Kgositsile was one of the first to bridg
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Keorapetse Kgositsile
Keorapetse William Kgositsile (19 September 1938 – 3 January 2018), also known by his pen name Bra Willie, was a South African Tswana poet, journalist and political activist. An influential member of the African National Congress in the 1960s and 1970s, he was inaugurated as South Africa's National Poet Laureate in 2006. Kgositsile lived in exile in the United States from 1962 until 1975, the peak of his literary career. He made an extensive study of African-American literature and culture, becoming particularly interested in jazz. During the 1970s he was a central figure among African-American poets, encouraging interest in Africa as well as the practice of poetry as a performance art; he was well known for his readings in New York City jazz clubs. Kgositsile was one of the first to bridg
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Keorapetse William Kgositsile ...... k poetry in the United States.
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Keorapetse William Kgositsile ...... n membre du groupe Odd Future.
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Кеорапетсе Госитсайл (тсвана K ...... Бра Уилли (англ. Bra Willie).
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1938-09-19
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Keorapetse William Kgositsile
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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Kgositsile in 2012
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Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Keorapetse William Kgositsile ...... was one of the first to bridg
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Keorapetse William Kgositsile ...... n membre du groupe Odd Future.
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Кеорапетсе Госитсайл (тсвана K ...... Бра Уилли (англ. Bra Willie).
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