Poetic Obituaries: [Andre van Vuuren] started writing poems

at the age of 14 and won local and international poetry awards. He wrote about 150 poems.

One of them, Ode To An Orange, was included in the national matric examination last year.

The poem puts emphasis on the beauty of Africa. It was also published in Botsotso, a contemporary South African culture magazine, in 2004.

from The Weekend Post: Death of well-known Bay poet Andre van Vuuren

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