Ingrid Andersen

Ingrid Andersen

Ingrid Andersen (born 1965) is a South African poet.

Andersen was born in Johannesburg, moving down to Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape in 2003. She worked as a theatre publicist in the 1980s, the days of political protest theatre, at the Market Theatre and PACT, amongst others.

As South Africa began to rebuild after the first democratic elections, she became active in community development, most recently as CEO of the Rosebank Homeless Association. She currently works at Rhodes University as the Community Engagement Manager. She is also researching for her Masters in Community Development Theology.

Seventeen years of writing culminated in her debut poetry collection, "Excision", which was published in 2005. It was reviewed in "Wordstock", the National Arts Festival WordFest newspaper, as "well-crafted, controlled and concise...a strong debut collection containing sensitive and poignant sketches...Andersen wields her pen with surgical precision" (Warren 2005).

Her poems have appeared in several South African literary journals, including including "Imprint, Green Dragon, Aerial, Carapace" and "Slugnews". She presented her work at WordFest at the National Arts Festival in 2004 and 2005.

She has expressed her gratitude and affection for the mentoring of Lionel Abrahams at his workshops in the early 1990s.

References

* [http://www.oulitnet.co.za/relax/ingrid_andersen_interview.asp LitNet: 20 December 2005: Michelle McGrane in conversation with Ingrid Andersen]
* [http://www.ru.ac.za/community/news/may05.htm Students have a good time for a very good cause] with quotes from Ingrid Andersen
*"Four powerful new EC poets". "Saturday Dispatch" 2 July 2005. p. 14
*Warren, Crystal. "Out into the world" "Wordstock", 7 July 2005. p2


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