Echoes of the veld, family stories, and longing for home unfold in verse.
The book gathers a sweeping chorus of poems that travel from intimate family scenes to wide, sunlit landscapes. It paints moments of daily life, memory, and longing in a voice that feels both rooted in place and universal in its emotions. The verses move between quiet tenderness and the pride and pain of a changing world.
What you’ll experience
- Vivid scenes of South African life, from homesteads to towns, and the people who inhabit them.
- A mix of intimate lullabies, portraits of daily work, and reflections on history and identity.
- Lyrical language that blends personal feeling with landscape and national memory.
- A posing of hope, struggle, and the idea of belonging across generations.
Ideal for readers who enjoy historical or nature-inflected poetry, and for anyone drawn to personal verses that illuminate place, family, and cultural memory.