Crystal Warren
Encyclopedia
Crystal Warren is a South Africa
n poet. Born and raised in Port Elizabeth she has lived for the past twenty years in Grahamstown
where she works at the National English Literary Museum
and teaches a creative writing class at Rhodes University
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Her poems have been widely published in South African literary journals and her first collection Bodies of Glass appeared in 2004. Since 2008 she has been the editor of New Coin poetry magazine.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n poet. Born and raised in Port Elizabeth she has lived for the past twenty years in Grahamstown
Grahamstown
Grahamstown is a city in the Eastern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa and is the seat of the Makana municipality. The population of greater Grahamstown, as of 2003, was 124,758. The population of the surrounding areas, including the actual city was 41,799 of which 77.4% were black,...
where she works at the National English Literary Museum
National English Literary Museum
The National English Literary Museum houses extensive archival material relating to Southern African English Literature. It is located in Grahamstown. NELM has principally three collections: manuscripts, books and journals, and press clippings...
and teaches a creative writing class at Rhodes University
Rhodes University
Rhodes University is a public research university located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, established in 1904. It is the province’s oldest university, and is one of the four universities in the province...
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Her poems have been widely published in South African literary journals and her first collection Bodies of Glass appeared in 2004. Since 2008 she has been the editor of New Coin poetry magazine.