Gladys Thomas
Occupation
  • Poet
  • Short-story writer
  • Playwright
NationalitySouth African
Notable awardsOrder of Ikhamanga - Silver (2007)

Gladys Thomas (1934-2022[1]) is a South African poet and playwright.[2] Thomas was one of the first black South African women poets to be published.[3] Her co-authored debut anthology, Cry Rage, was the first book of poetry to be banned in South Africa.[4]

On April 24, 2007, Thomas was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga (Silver) for "Outstanding contribution to poetry and short stories through which she exposed the political injustices and human suffering of the apartheid regime and for raising international consciousness about the ravages of apartheid."[5]

Works

  • Cry Rage!, 1972
  • Exile Within, 1986
  • Spotty Dog and Other Stories: Stories for and of South African Township Children, c.1983
  • Avalon Court (Vignettes of Life of the Coloured People on the Cape Flats of Cape Town)

References

  1. ↑ "Gladys Thomas: A voice against injustice". 14 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Douglas Killam; Ruth Rowe (2010). "Thomas, Gladys". The Companion to African Literatures. James Currey. p. 283. ISBN 978-1-84701-019-3.
  3. ↑ Cecily Lockett; Craig MacKenzie (2004). "Poetry (South Africa)". In Eugene Benson (ed.). Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English. Routledge. p. 1270. ISBN 978-1-134-46848-5.
  4. ↑ "Gladys Thomas (1944 - ) | The Presidency". www.thepresidency.gov.za. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "The Order of Ikhamanga | The Presidency". www.thepresidency.gov.za. Retrieved 19 March 2022.


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