Rustum Kozain
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Rustum Kozain is a South Africa
n poet and writer.
He was born in Paarl
. After he matriculated, he studied at the University of Cape Town.
From 1994 - 1995 he attended Bowling Green State University in Ohio on a Fullbright Scholarship.
From 1998 - 2004 he was a lecturer at the University of Cape Town
.
He has also published reviews, essays and short fiction.
Further writing can be found on his personal web site at Groundwork.
He has won a number of awards for his poetry. These include: the Philip Stein Poetry Award in 1997, the Thomas Pringle Award
in 2004, the Ingrid Jonker Prize
for "This Carting Life" (2005) and the Olive Schreiner Prize
in 2007.
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 and writer.
He was born in Paarl
Paarl
Paarl is a town with 191,013 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its the third oldest European settlement in the Republic of South Africa and the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington...
. After he matriculated, he studied at the University of Cape Town.
From 1994 - 1995 he attended Bowling Green State University in Ohio on a Fullbright Scholarship.
From 1998 - 2004 he was a lecturer at the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
.
He has also published reviews, essays and short fiction.
Further writing can be found on his personal web site at Groundwork.
He has won a number of awards for his poetry. These include: the Philip Stein Poetry Award in 1997, the Thomas Pringle Award
Thomas Pringle Award
The Thomas Pringle Award is an annual award for work published in newspapers, periodicals and journals. They are awarded on a rotation basis for: a book, play, film or TV review; a literary article or substantial book review; an article on English education; a short story or one-act play; one or...
in 2004, the Ingrid Jonker Prize
Ingrid Jonker Prize
The Ingrid Jonker Prize is a literary prize for the best debut work of Afrikaans or English poetry. It was instituted in honour of Ingrid Jonker after her death in 1965....
for "This Carting Life" (2005) and the Olive Schreiner Prize
Olive Schreiner Prize
The Olive Schreiner Prize is an annual award to new and emergent talent administered by the English Academy of South Africa.-Award winners:*2010 Poetry Finuala Dowling Notes from the Dementia Ward*2009 Prose Michael Cawood Green For The Sake of Silence...
in 2007.