SOE ROND OMMIE BOS

58pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2021

A debut collection of poems by Veronique Jephtas. Written in Kaaps (Cape Afrikaans).

"Jephtas takel sensitiewe kwessies kaalvuis – en sy is ’n dapper digter. Haar verse is stewig geanker in die ideologiese en maatskaplike kwelvrae van ons tyd. Sy lewer verfrissende en gestroopte poësie en verstaan die kuns van woordekonomie." Nina Bennett, Versindaba

Veronique Jephtas is a 24-year-old activist, spoken word artist, playwright, director and actress from Paarl. She is the author of the play, Hoe change hulle. In 2020 she was one of the writers selected for the Jakes Gerwel and PEN Afrikaans Writers' Residence.