Short description
It is a very accessible collection of poems, in which Januarie explores the silence and beauty of the Karoo, growing older, mourning the death of loved ones, as well as writing about the art of writing, and above all, knowledge of the self.
Long description
Hendrik Januarie’s poems often recall the quiet landscape of the Karoo. Whether he remarks upon the near-death of a tortoise in the veld, or the silence that befalls the Karoo when the sun sets, or the prowling nature of a jackal at night, Januarie lifts everyday events out of the ordinary, so that the poems resonate long after they’ve been read.