Stimela by Laurence Wright

Railway Poems of South Africa

78 Pages, Paperback

21cm x 15cm

Condition: AS NEW: Although technically second-hand, its condition is as new.  It may have been kept in storage or warehoused, never been sold, or never read before.

Genres: Poetry / South Africa / Railways

A collection of railway poems is an unusual undertaking. More than an exercise in nostalgia, this anthology captures a large slice of modern South African life, viewed from different perspectives. Many of South Africa's best poets have written railway poems. This is unsurprising, for railways hold special meaning for a variety of people people in all walks of life who find them not only fascinating but emotionally sympatico. The place of railways in the South African economy is changing rapidly, and it will be interesting to see in the coming years whether the less personal, more streamlined business model that is taking shape will attract the same naïve fascination engendered by South African railways over the past two centuries.