Wopko Jensma

Wopko Pieter Jensa (born 26 July 1939[1][2] in Ventersdorp, South Africa),[3] is a South African poet and artist.[4] Jensma published three collections of poetry before his disappearance in 1993.[5]

Wopko Jensa
Born
Wopko Pieter Jensa

26 July 1939
Ventersdorp, South Africa
DisappearedAugust, 1993 (age 52)
Johannesburg
StatusMissing for 29 years and 8 or 9 months
Occupation(s)poet, Artist

Background

Jensma's art is ethnic, based on a theme unique to himself, lino-printed images of animals drawn as characteristics of people. His poetry was characterized as having a jazzlike feel to it; he described his words as his jazz instrument and his expression being his rhythm.[6]

  • Sing for our Execution (1973)
  • Where White is the Colour/Where Black is the Number (1974)
  • I Must Show you my Clippings (1977)

A selection of Jensma's poems appeared, with a brief biography, in the anthology Ten South African Poets edited and introduced by Adam Schwartzman (Manchester: Carcanet Press, 1999). There is an online appreciation of Jensma's poetry and art works, with quotations and some biographical details, by Tony McGregor entitled I write you from afar: Wopko Jensma, enigmatic poet of Africa.

Disappearance

Jensma disappeared from Johannesburg without a trace in August 1993, and has not been seen since.[7][8][9] No information of what became of him is known.

See also

References
  1. Wopko Jensma Works .. (Part 1), retrieved 30 August 2019{{citation}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "From Not Him Wopko Jensma 1939 he forbids us to dance he always leads the | Course Hero". www.coursehero.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. "Wopko JENSMA archives". www.art-archives-southafrica.ch. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. Smith, Connie (24 November 2017). "Analysis of From Not Him by Wopko Jensma". Poem Analysis. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  5. Smith, Connie (24 November 2017). "Analysis of From Not Him by Wopko Jensma". Poem Analysis. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  6. http://www.art-archives-southafrica.ch/PDFs/Jensma_Tydskrif-vir-Letterkunde_2010_v47n1a01.pdf
  7. Wopko Jensma SA History
  8. "Biography of Wopko Jensma". www.biographies.net. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  9. Pape, Jennifer (6 June 2017). "Wopko Jensma (1939 – 1993)". Dryad Press - People! Read Poetry. Retrieved 30 August 2019.

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