Little is known abroad about South Africa's rich contemporary poetic tradition. Few studies have been published on contemporary South African poetry and even less about South African women's poetry, in spite of their rich and vibrant contribution to the poetry scene in the country. The title of this dissertation on South African poetry points to its limited scope necessitated by the vast amount of literary material available. The study itself is dedicated to South African post-Apartheid women's poetry. While working with the primary texts, the poems themselves, the focus is on the different...