Die algebra van nood | Poetry & Poetry Anthologies

Johann de Lange

Hertzog Prize for Poetry (2011)

This well-known author’s first collection of poetry in 13 years. The poems offer a varied and kaleidoscopic look at the facets of human need and sadness. De Lange explores beauty, death, mortality, and his themes include homo-eroticism, drug taking, the art of writing. The poems are poetically unembellished, the imagery is fresh and pertinent.