“The story of mankind is the nomadic search for many, many truths along harsh roads bordered with flesh and bones and the apparitions of truths long since eaten by birds; it is looking for truths to fill a grumbling stomach, and spitting them out like pebbles when they have lost their flavor.” ― Breyten Breytenbach, Intimate Stranger I love that you love Breytenbach at your age! Welcome to Writing.com. |
I've mostly dabbled in his work because most afrikaans poems you learn within the school environment is quite boring. When I came across his works a while ago, I was happy to see it is actually interesting poetry. |
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