Letters to who : an original cycle of poems that explores the confluence of space, the quotidian and memory in contemporary suburban South Africa.

Abstract

Letters to Who consists of an original cycle of poetry which explores the confluence of space, the quotidian and memory. The material in my cycle of poems exposes the dynamic of everyday life and also the role that memory plays in shaping our lives. An accompanying critical essay studies the function of space in poems and the ways readers negotiate this space. It also examines the value of the commonplace. Lastly, the critical essay looks at how memory travels through poems.