Poet, born in Klerksdorp, N South Africa. She was raised in an intellectual environment and studied at the Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg. In 1961 she moved to Amsterdam but continued to write in her native language, and in 1936 published her first poetry Belydenis in die Skemering (Confession in the Twilight). In her early work, her religious doubts and feelings play a prominent part. Later, the element of feeling rootless both in South Africa and The Netherlands is expressed in a particular idiom which betrays the influence of both languages. In 1991 she was awarded the P C Hooft-prijs for her entire body of work.
Elisabeth Françoise Eybers (born 16 February 1915 in Klerksdorp, Transvaal) is a South African poet.
After her graduation she became a journalist.
Her work has received many other awards in both South Africa and the Netherlands, including the Constantijn Huygens prize in 1978 and the P.C.
Eybers' first collection of poems Belydenis in die Skemering (Confession in the twilight) was published in 1936.
Die Vrou en ander verse (The woman and other poems) was published in 1945 while her fourth poetry collection, Die Ander Dors (The other thirst) was published in 1946.
Many other poetry collections followed regularly, including:
Tussensang (In-between song), 1950 Helder Halfjaar (Bright half-year), 1956 Versamelde Gedigte (Collected poems), 1957 Neerslag (Precipitation), 1958 Balans (Balance), 1962 Onderdak (Shelter), 1965 Kruis of Munt (Head or tail), 1973More recent works include the bilingual Verbruikersverse/Consumer's verse (1997) en Winter-surplus (1999).
Translations of her poems have also been published in German, French, Italian and Hebrew.
Since her divorce in 1961 she has lived in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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