James Matthews (writer)

For the New Zealand writer, see Jim Matthews (writer).

James Matthews
Born
James David Matthews

(1929-05-24)24 May 1929
Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Died7 September 2024(2024-09-07) (aged 95)
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Occupation
  • Poet
  • publisher
EducationTrafalgar High School
Notable awardsOrder of Ikhamanga (Silver)

James Matthews, OIS (24 May 1929 – 7 September 2024) was a South African poet, writer and publisher. During the Apartheid era his poetry was banned, and Matthews was detained by the government in 1976 and for 13 years was denied a passport.

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