Koleka Putuma

Koleka Putuma was a South African poet, theatre practitioner, writer and playwright (born 1993). She was born at Gqeberha.

Also recorded as Coco Putuma.

Overview

Born at Gqeberha in 1993.

Recognition and collections

Koleka Putuma received OkayAfrica 100 Women, Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry, PEN SA Student Writing Prize, Standard Bank Young Artist Award and Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards.

Catalogued works

8 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library.

Water. Collective amnesia : poems. No easter sunday for queers. To Breathe into Another Voice. Imbewu Yesini. Hullo, Bu-Bye, Koko, Come In. Collective Amnesia. Contemporary Plays by African Women.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Book Review: Collective Amnesia, by Koleka Putuma, Education as Change, 2020. Hullo, Bu-Bye, Koko, Come In (Koleka Putuma), Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, 2022. Knowledge and Unlearning in the Poetry of Koleka Putuma and Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese, Scrutiny2, 2018. The Literary Space of Black Women: Trauma, Memory, and Literary Activism in Selected Works of Koleka Putuma, Literature, Activism and Transformative Learning, 2025. ‘Our respect for water is what you have termed fear’: The Ocean in the Poetry of Ronelda S. Kamfer and Koleka Putuma, Journal of Southern African Studies, 2019.

In detail

Koleka Putuma studied at University of Cape Town. the recorded working language is English.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Cape Town.

Works named in the authority record are Collective amnesia : poems.

Distinctions recorded are OkayAfrica 100 Women, Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry, PEN SA Student Writing Prize and Standard Bank Young Artist Award.

Chronology

  1. 1993Koleka Putuma born at Gqeberha.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Koleka Putuma”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q54975390: Koleka Putuma

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