Hertzog Prize - List of Hertzog Prize Winners - Poetry

Poetry

  • 1916 - Totius (Trekkerswee).
  • 1926 - A.G. Visser (Gedigte).
  • 1928 - A.G. Visser (Rose van herinnering); C.M. van den Heever (Die nuwe boord).
  • 1934 - Totius (Passieblomme); C. Louis Leipoldt (Skoonheidstroos); W.E.G. Louw (Die ryke dwaas).
  • 1937 - I.D. du Plessis (Vreemde liefde en Ballades); N.P. van Wyk Louw (Alleenspraak)
  • 1940 - N.P. van Wyk Louw (Die halwe kring).
  • 1943 - Elisabeth Eybers (Die stil avontuur en Belydenis in die skemering).
  • 1947 - D.J. Opperman (Heilige beeste).
  • 1951 - Toon van den Heever (Gedigte 1919, omgewerk tot Eugène en ander gedigte 1931).
  • 1962 - Ernst van Heerden (Die klop).
  • 1965 - N.P. van Wyk Louw (Tristia).
  • 1968 - Boerneef (postuum) (al sy digbundels).
  • 1971 - Elisabeth Eybers (Onderdak).
  • 1974 - Uys Krige (Uys Krige: 'n keur uit sy gedigte).
  • 1977 - Wilma Stockenström (Van vergetelheid en van glans).
  • 1980 - D.J. Opperman (Komas uit 'n bamboesstok).
  • 1983 - Sheila Cussons (al haar digbundels).
  • 1984 - Breyten Breytenbach ( "Yk" ).
  • 1987 - T.T. Cloete (Idiolek en Allotroop - sy ander werke, Jukstaposisie en Angelliera is eervol vermeld)
  • 1990- Antjie Krog (Lady Anne).
  • 1993 - T.T. Cloete (Met die aarde praat).
  • 1996 - Ina Rousseau ( 'n Onbekende jaartal).
  • 1999 - Breyten Breytenbach (Oorblyfsels: 'n Roudig en Papierblom).
  • 2002 - Henning Pieterse (Die burg van hertog Bloubaard).
  • 2005 - Petra Müller (Die aandag van jou oë).
  • 2008 - Breyten Breytenbach (Die Windvanger').
  • 2011 - Johann de Lange (Die algebra van nood).

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