The Child Who Was Shot Dead by Soldiers in Nyanga
by Ingrid Jonker
‘The Child Who Was Shot Dead by Soldiers in Nyanga’ by Ingrid Jonker describes an indominatble spirit of freedom and justice embodied within a symbolic child.
Ingrid Jonker was a South African poet and outspoken political activist. Her poems have been translated into several other languages beyond her original Afrikaans and South African English. Today, a prestigious prize has been created in her honor for a debut work in Afrikaans or English poetry.
‘The Child Who Was Shot Dead by Soldiers in Nyanga’ by Ingrid Jonker describes an indominatble spirit of freedom and justice embodied within a symbolic child.