Well versed: Kevin van Wyk recently published a memoir about his father, writer Chris van Wyk (above). Photo (above): Van Wyk Family Collection
Okay, I’ll admit it. Growing up I never really “got” poetry. For most of my life it didn’t appeal to me and I didn’t think my life of any lesser value for neither understanding nor appreciating poetry. I always thought that poetry was the art of placing a series of fancy and unrelated words together, just like some music groups do in…
