Dingaansdag

A lyrical tapestry woven from the thoughts of a South‑African poet in the years after the Great War, this collection offers a deeply personal yet broadly national meditation. Written in Afrikaans, the verses shift from intimate gratitude to friends toward an impassioned appeal to the motherland, echoing both classical myth and the everyday struggles of a young nation finding its voice.

The book is assembled as a series of loosely linked poems and reflections, each one probing questions of identity, duty, and hope. The second edition refines the language, updating spelling and adding explanatory notes that illuminate the poet’s intent without sacrificing the raw emotion of the original drafts. Listeners will hear a heartfelt call for unity and renewal, a snapshot of a time when South Africa wrestled with its past and imagined its future.