Diana Ferrus

Poetry, Art & Literature

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Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Diana Ferrus works as an administrator at the University of Western Cape. She is interested in recording the stories of black Afrikaans women, and wants to publish an anthology of short stories. This is after she did extensive research about black Afrikaans women writers. Diana is wellknown for her poem about the Khoisan woman Sarah Baartman whose remains were on display in Paris until 1986. In 2002 Diana read her poem for Sarah Baartman at the handing over of the remains to the South African government. "Iv'e come to take you home, home! Remember the veld, the lush green grass beneath the big oak trees, the air is cool there". This poem will be the title poem of her English poetry collection due for publication in August 2010.

Thursday, November 10, 2005

ARTICLES & REVIEWS

REVIEWS
Deborah Steinmair skryf die volgende oor Diana Ferrus wat by die Stellenbosch Woordfees 2005 opgetree het:
“Ek kon my boude nie op die gras hou toe Diana Ferrus teen sononder op die verhoog verskyn nie! In my oë is sy so groot soos Maya Angelou, soos Toni Morrison, Mercedes Soza, Cezaria Evora. Sy is geflank deur haar band, tromme, 'n saks, 'n horing. Sy dans en chant haar towerwoorde, sy sing plek-plek. The bones of our ancestors (oor oa Saartjie Baartman) - die bene roep, die bene roep. Mama, check my hoendervleis!”

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http://www.litnet.co.za/fratsgolf/deborah20.asp

ARTICLES
Zandra Bezuidenhout skryf die volgende oor Diana Ferrus na afloop van die derde Swart Afrikaanse Skrywersimposium:
"Die wortels se “komvandaan” (dankie Diane Ferrus) is ver en wyd, en dis 'n hartstaal wat wragtag nie gaan vrek nie – hy't hopeloos te veel skop. Maar ons moet die ding klein bietjie wyn gee, en al sy sprekers toelaat om dronk te word in die taal, om te kruis en te teel, want so aards en so basies is dit. Elkeen moet “bemagtig” raak, soos hulle van die platforms af sê. Elkeen moet haar stories kan vertel, sing en versies maak, vir almal om te hoor en lees, sonder agter-die-bakhand-giggel oor mekaar se giere en maniere en baie soorte giere. Terg ja, speel ja, maar nie verneder en uitsmyt nie."

KLIK HIER OM ZANDRA BEZUIDENHOUT SE ARTIKEL TE LEES
http://www.litnet.co.za/taaldebat/afrikaans_zandra.asp

KLIK HIER OM OP BOEKINDABA TE LEES OOR AFRIKAANSE SWART SKRYWERSIMPOSIUM
http://www.litnet.co.za/indaba/nelleke_swartskrywers.asp

Joan Hambidge praat oor 'n show wat sy en Diana Ferrus vir besoekende Amerikaanse studente elke jaar hou:
"En, "Die professor en die prikkelpop", wat natuurlik verwys na daardie ou Afrikaanse rolprent, is ’n show wat ek, Diana Ferrus en Dido elke jaar hou vir Amerikaanse besoekende studente wat SA per boot besoek. Die gekose titel is dus nie net ’n lukrake keuse nie, maar stuur alreeds die onderhoud of vertoning met ’n skrywer."

KLIK HIER OM JOAN HAMBIDGE SE ARTIKEL TE LEES
http://www.litnet.co.za/senet/senet.asp?id=28410

6 Comments:

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Die koninkryk van die hemele het naby gekom.
God het jou lief. Lees jou Bybel.

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