Flaxman Qoopane, the flamboyant South African poet, essayist,
biographer, sublime journalist etc breathed his last in late 2017. His legacy
included publishing over a dozen books - a corpus which reinforced his
transcendental love for literacy and literature.
This particular work of his zeroes in on his life as a journalist...his odyssey since going into exile as a young man, his stint at SOMAFCO Institute in Tanzania where he honed his skills as a reporter, journalist, photojournalist et al.
His narrative here is relatively short, but nevertheless comprehensive, reining in many pertinent protagonists; how his craft developed, his dedication, his sparkling enthusiasm. And when he returns home to his native South Africa, he proceeds with elan to showcase his skill, doing so with zest and panache! Based in the Free State, Qoopane goes on to write for an extraordinary motley of publications, including local, national and international newspapers, magazines, journals etc.
His career is indeed colourful, including the accretion of a plethora of superb photos that augmented his journalistic work. His enterprise, passion and ebullience will likely startle the general reader. Such a pity that the man is no more...
This particular work of his zeroes in on his life as a journalist...his odyssey since going into exile as a young man, his stint at SOMAFCO Institute in Tanzania where he honed his skills as a reporter, journalist, photojournalist et al.
His narrative here is relatively short, but nevertheless comprehensive, reining in many pertinent protagonists; how his craft developed, his dedication, his sparkling enthusiasm. And when he returns home to his native South Africa, he proceeds with elan to showcase his skill, doing so with zest and panache! Based in the Free State, Qoopane goes on to write for an extraordinary motley of publications, including local, national and international newspapers, magazines, journals etc.
His career is indeed colourful, including the accretion of a plethora of superb photos that augmented his journalistic work. His enterprise, passion and ebullience will likely startle the general reader. Such a pity that the man is no more...
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- Malome
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Good to see this here...wistful. Mr Qoopane certainly put his footprints on the sands of time, to borrow a phrase
ReplyDeleteMr Qoopane's passion for the written word was astonishing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a flamboyant unforgettable man, Sir Qoopane! A walking library, repository of literature etc
ReplyDeleteWhat gives me some satisfaction is that after his death Mr O Bolaji in particular has written and published superb tributes, literary oriented essays and studies, on the one and only Mr Qoopane.
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