Gert Vlok Nel

(Calvinia, Zuid-Afrika, 1963) is one of the most talented poet and performer in South Africa. In Om te lewe is onnatuurlijk. Eenvoudige spoorwegstories (To live is unnatural. Simple Railway Stories, 1993) he describes his youth in the countryside in Karoo and Beaufort-Wes.
(WN 1998)