- Ingrid Andersen
Ingrid Andersen (born 1965) is a
South Africa npoet .Andersen was born in
Johannesburg , moving down toGrahamstown in theEastern Cape in 2003. She worked as a theatre publicist in the 1980s, the days ofpolitical protest theatre, at theMarket 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 atRhodes University as the Community Engagement Manager. She is also researching for her Masters inCommunity 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 journal s, including including "Imprint, Green Dragon, Aerial, Carapace" and "Slugnews". She presented her work at WordFest at theNational 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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