SANCTUM

100pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2022

New collection of poems by Joan Hambidge. Text in Afrikaans.

“What is conspicuous throughout is the way in which Hambidge deals with ‘words of the heart’ – words possessing a clear personal meaning, but rendered in such a way that the reader is allowed to attach a personal meaning to them. The playful way in which she engages with words." Johan Myburg, author of Uittogboek

Joan Hambidge has been awarded the Eugène Marais Prize, the Litera Prize and the ATKV Poetry Prize. She is Professor at the School of Literature and Languages, University of Cape Town.