Anlen Marais

Anlen Marais (1953- ) is an Afrikaans poet and playwright.

Biography

Born Anlen Elisabeth Jordaan in 1953, she grew up in Fort Beaufort in die Eastern Cape, completing her matric there. Her father was a member of the secirity police and her mother a lecturer in English and Latin at the University College of Fort Hare.

She continued her studies at the University of Stellenbosch, completing a BA en BA Honours. In this time she became a member of D.J. Opperman's famous Letterkundige Laboratorium ("literary laboratory").

After completing an education diploma in 1977, she taught at various schools (1978-1983),

She made her debut as poet in and her first collection of poetry, Die Wolf in die Blare ("The Wolf in the Leaves") was published in 1988.

Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance

She wrote the play Wittaker se Laaste Trippie (1989) and the radio play, Dear Miester Mandela, that was also performed on stage as Horiesô, Madiba (1995).

Sources

Erika Terblanche. 2020. Anlen Marais (1953–), LitNet-Skrywersalbum[1]

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