Marí Peté - a short biography and bibliography of this KwaZulu-Natal author.
Marí Peté (1964 - ) grew up
in Witbank,
Mpumalanga and has lived in Durban since 1987. She
shares her life with her husband and daughter and their
extended family. She works at the Department of
Educational Technology of the Durban Institute of
Technology.
Marí’s bilingual poetry
collection begin was published by umSinsi Press in 2002.
Since 1983 her poems have been published in literary
journals such as
Fidelities, Botsotso, LitNet and
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde. Marí’s
poem “voorstedelike oggendritueel” (suburban
morning
ritual) was awarded first prize in the 2004 Woordgilde
poetry competition. The poem is dedicated to working
mothers.
Marí initially qualified as a
school
teacher and did an Honours degree in Afrikaans and Dutch
literature at UKZN. Years on she read for a
Master’s
degree in educational technology at the University of
Pretoria. She has done research, development and
support work in the field of e-learning at the Durban
Institute of Technology for many moons. She
originally married her interests in literature, teaching
and technology while working in the faculty office of
Modern and Medieval Languages in Cambridge, England.
Mari’s most important priorities in life are
family, motherhood, spirituality and maintaining a
connection with nature. With her daughter she
dabbles in poi dancing, rollerblading, ice skating and
body surfing. And then there is good chocolate…
Related links:
Art for Humanity’s project “Women artists and
poets for
children’s rights”:
http://www.afh.org.za
LitNet interview:
http://www.litnet.co.za/relax/mari_pete.asp
Excerpt from begin:
http://olc.dit.ac.za/MariPete/begin Selected Workjust another day in paradise
Wesstraat ruik na stamp en stoot,
klam lug hot dogs
walms wierook,
skares lywe vol krismis
geprop.
Edgars en Game blaker dit uit:
Kom
herwaarts, Getroues,
jingle jul wallets, te
hél…
Oor
sleepvoet-vakansiegangers,
handelaars, skemerkids en
bedelaars
drup die lamppale
streamers sneeumanne en
slees
en saans om ag sê die nuus:
Ry veilig in
jul
minibusse en BMW’s,
die petrolprys daal (dankie
Saddam),
drie gister in Peacevale doodgekap,
en
terloops, geseënde Kersfees.
1987
Umgeni Road
piesang transport
pakistani take
away strictly halaal
surgery jj moodley
dokotela
gearbox & diff exchange
mazinov
house
space television
joosab’s
supermarket
chacha’s pawn shop
nabibya’s
fast
food
suspension&alignment
jockey the next best
thing 2B naked
it’s time to ruffle your
feathers
we
deliver
royal vulcanizing
minty’s mad tyres
and
mags
krash panel beaters
fatima’s famous
foods
zak’s surprise butchery
bath&vanity
surrounds
replacement body parts
fashion
station
rust proofing
hansas body craft
port
natal paint
bang bang payphones
azb halaal
bunnies
mutton veg hot pies
living waters
mission
swiss stone masons
sipsy’s
hardware
d
maharaj dental surgeon
free customer parking
local
services only
phoenix motorglass
bamatshe
amathuna
rega religious-cultural society
buy-a-
brick: ticket R2
win-a-TV
in aid of funds to build a
hall
dear customer we apologise for
any
inconvenience caused during
road construction,
business as usual
crankshaft grinding block
reboring
head overhauls canrod resizing
skim while
you wait
gearboxes and difs
hot meals
served
karam’s food we are moving
bhoola
optician
mo’s centre
benji dog chunks taste
and
freshness
guaranteed factory prices
auto smash
workshop
crazy special meaty bones
biltong hot
chicken chaka laka
braai wors R2.99
prime cut meats
special offer
boats rubber ducks jetskis &
accessories
if not supply store
chappies take
away
indawo ka dokotela
silveray tea room
fuck
all you
brittania spares 4 africa
safety footwear
gumboots & rainwear
daily soap
carlton
strong…
& gentle
For Allan Horwitz & Ike Muila,
for introducing me to Isicamtho (tsotsitaal) poetry
10
June 2004
Bibliography2002. begin. Durban: umSinsi Press. - Durban -
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