Lesego Rampolokeng Biography by Lesego Rampolokeng (born 7 July ) is a South African writer, playwright and performance poet.
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Lesego Rampolokeng was born Lesego Rampolokeng was born in in Orlando West, Soweto, Johannesburg. A poet, novelist, playwright, and filmmaker, he authored the poetry collections Talking Rain (), The Bavino Sermons (), Head on Fire (), and A Half Century Thing ().
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Born in Orlando West, South African performance poet and playwright Lesego Rampolokeng was born into a Catholic, working-class family in Soweto, then a Johannesburg township. His mother raised him alone after the early death of his father, who worked in a platinum mine.
End Beginnings by Lesego In ‘Stick-fighting against Extinction: End Beginnings and Other Dada Nihilismus Polemics’, Warrick Swinney seeks to provide a personal context to the enigmatic life of the poet and writer Lesego Rampolokeng. The essay divides into three sections which he calls ‘Foreground’, ‘Middleground’ and ‘Background’, which provide a loose.
1. We are being Other Lesego Rampolokeng was born in Orlando West, Soweto, Johannesburg. He studied law at the University of the North, but did not complete his studies. Rampolokeng took an active part in the struggle against Apartheid, often at the risk of his life.
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Biography. Born on 7 July in Orlando West, Soweto, Johannesburg. Studied law at the University of the North. Training Career. Lesego Rampolokeng came to prominence in the s, a very turbulent time in South Africa. His poetry often criticises the establishment.