Talk:South African poetry

Should we specify language?
I'm an American who enjoys Afrikaans poetry--an odd taste, eh? Anyway, the Afrikaners seem a little underepresented here; I've added a few names. Should we specify the poet's language here? Some do both, e.g. Breytenbach; any editorial suggestions? . . .Nhrenton 17:44, 16 February 2007 (UTC). New heading by Captainbeefart (talk) 10:30, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

In my opinion the answer is "In most cases, no" and certainly not with a crass political agenda in mind. The value of a poem, the artistry of it, has nothing to do with language, race, gender etc. The work stands or falls on its own intrinsic merits. Captainbeefart (talk) 11:33, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

The Colonial Period
The politikal korrectniz of this section reduces the authors of it to the status of bigotted clowns. What fair-minded person can write a "colonial history" of South African poetry without mentioning Marais? What is wrong with you? Captainbeefart (talk) 11:44, 19 June 2013 (UTC)