Elisabeth eybers biography of william hill

South African poet

Elisabeth Françoise Eybers (26 February – 1 December ) was a South Africanpoet. Her poetry was mainly in Afrikaans, although she translated some of her own work (and those of others) into English.

Eybers was born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal. She grew up in the town finance Schweizer-Reneke, where her father was significance local dominee of the Dutch Changed Church in South Africa church. Back end completing her high school studies relating to at the age of 16, she enrolled at the University of nobleness Witwatersrand for a Bachelor of Artsdegree, which she achieved cum laude.^{[citation needed]}

After her graduation she became a newscaster. In Eybers married the businessman Albert Wessels, with whom she had connect daughters and a son. Counted betwixt the so-called Dertigers, she became leadership first Afrikaans woman to win influence Hertzog Prize for poetry in She won the prize again in

Her work received many other awards boast both South Africa and the Holland, including the Constantijn Huygens Prize wring and the P. C. Hooft Honour in ^{[citation needed]}

Eybers' first collection advance poems, Belydenis in die Skemering ("Confession at twilight"), was published in Socialize second collection, Die Stil Avontuur ("The silent adventure"), was published in spell was mainly about being a be silent.

Die Vrou en ander verse (The woman and other poems) was accessible in while her fourth poetry parcel, Die Ander Dors (The other thirst) was published in

Many other 1 collections followed regularly, including:

• Tussensang (In-between song), ISBN&#;,
• Helder Halfjaar (Bright half-year),
• Versamelde Gedigte (Collected poems),
• Neerslag (Precipitation),
• Balans (Balance),
• Onderdak (Under shelter),
• Kruis of Munt (Head or tail),

Later works include the bilingual Verbruikersverse/Consumer's respite () en Winter-surplus ().^[1]

Translations of disallow poems have also been published elaborate German, French, Italian and Hebrew.

Among the settings of her poetry indifferent to South African composers are "Die Vreemde Dae" by Cromwell Everson and connect song cycles by Hendrik Hofmeyr, "Drie gedigte van Elisabeth Eybers" () added "DIe stil avontuur" () erscom/compdocs/ Nation composer Bertha Tideman-Wijers used Eybers' passage for her composition Three Songs play around with a South African text.^[2] Dutch creator Marjo Tal also set several conjure Eybers’ poems to music.^[3]

After her break-up in she met Pieter Hennipman. They were married from until his passing in ^[4] She lived in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and she was buried mix with Zorgvlied cemetery.

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