Klara du Plessis
Klara du Plessis is a South African-Canadian poet, who writes in both English and Afrikaans.[1] Her debut poetry collection Ekke won the Pat Lowther Award,[2] and was shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Award,[3] in 2019.
Du Plessis was born in Montreal, but raised predominantly in Bloemfontein, South Africa.[4] She is currently a graduate student at Montreal's Concordia University, and is the editor of the Quebec Writers' Federation's online literary journal Carte Blanche.
References
- "An interview with Klara du Plessis". Open Book, July 13, 2018.
- "Tess Liem, Stevie Howell win 2019 Book Awards for poetry". Quill & Quire, June 10, 2019.
- "League of Canadian Poets Announces 2014 Prize Shortlists & Spoken Word Winner!". Open Book Toronto, April 1, 2014.
- "Introducing: Writing in English from a Multilingual Perspective". The Town Crier, October 3, 2016.
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