• A CORPSE IS ALSO A GARDEN, poems translated from the Afrikaans by the poet

A CORPSE IS ALSO A GARDEN, poems translated from the Afrikaans by the poet

: Odenadaal (P.)

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97pp., paperback, uHlanga, Durban, 2025

ISBN: 9781037051739

A self-translated selection of poems from Pieter Madibuseng Odendaal's first two collections.

"Odendaal's understated, precise style exhibits a maturity beyond his years – whether he is reckoning with the hideous deeds of his ancestors, the tribulations of young love, or the various everyday wonders and horrors of modern South Africa."

Pieter Madibuseng Odendaal's debut poetry collection in Afrikaans, asof geen berge ooit hier gewoon het nie, won the 2019 Ingrid Jonker Prize; his second collection, Ontaard, received the 2024 Eugène Marais Prize and the NIHSS Award for Poetry, while his play, Droomwerk, was nominated for the Hertzog Prize for Drama. This is his first book in English. In 2024, Odendaal was named one of the Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans. His spoken word album, also titled Ontaard, was released in 2025.