My Father Would Not Show Us
by Ingrid de Kok
With this poem, ‘My Father Would Not Show Us’, the speaker reveals the effects of losing her father. Since she
Ingrid de Kok is a South African poet. She is a Fellow of the University of Cape Town. Her best-known piece of writing is Our Sharpeville. The poem details a massacre at a peaceful protest. She has been published in various literary journals, including New Contrast, New Coin, and Sesame.
With this poem, ‘My Father Would Not Show Us’, the speaker reveals the effects of losing her father. Since she