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Sheila Cussons

Sheila Cussons (9 August 1922 – 25 November 2004) was an Afrikaans poet. She was born on the Moravia missionary station near Piketberg, South Africa, and, after matriculating from Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool, studied fine arts at the University of Natal in Pietermaritzburg. She was one of the most important poets in Afrikaans, besides an accomplished painter and artist.

Sheila Cussons

Born
1922. · Western Cape.
Died
2004. · Cape Town.
Nationality
South Africa.
Occupation
poet, translator, writer and painter.
Education
University of Natal and Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool.
Languages
English and Afrikaans.

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Sheila Cussons (9 August 1922 – 25 November 2004) was an Afrikaans poet. She was born on the Moravia missionary station near Piketberg, South Africa, and, after matriculating from Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool, studied fine arts at the University of Natal in Pietermaritzburg. She was one of the most important poets in Afrikaans, besides an accomplished painter and artist.

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Sheila Cussons (1922–2004) was a South African painter, poet and translator, among other activities. Born in Western Cape, the painter died in Cape Town. Sheila Cussons studied at Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool and University of Natal. Languages used include Afrikaans and English.

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