Phil du Plessis

Phil du Plessis(22 March 1944 - 28 November 2011) Afrikaans poet, musician and medical doctor, was born as Johannes du Plessis at Fouriesburg, in the Orange Free State, South Africa. Following the appearance of his first anthology he was hailed by Andre Brink as the spokesman for an underground 'Sixties' group in Afrikaans poetry. Something of a Renaissance man, a leader of an Afrikaans avant-garde, his work was experimental, latterly integrating poetry and art.

Phil du Plessis

Phil du Plessis(22 March 1944 - 28 November 2011) Afrikaans poet, musician and medical doctor, was born as Johannes du Plessis at Fouriesburg, in the Orange Free State, South Africa. Following the appearance of his first anthology he was hailed by Andre Brink as the spokesman for an underground 'Sixties' group in Afrikaans poetry. Something of a Renaissance man, a leader of an Afrikaans avant-garde, his work was experimental, latterly integrating poetry and art.