From: Kassahun Checole <kchecole@awprsp.com>
Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 1:06 PM
Subject: Willie Kgositsile
Dear friends:
I am sorry to share the sad news that our comrade and friend and one of South Africa's great poets, Willie Kgositsile, passed away last night. When I was in Pretoria and Johannesburg for most of December, I could not see him because he was not feeling well. He kept calling me, promising that we will meet soon. I suppose it was not meant to be.
I had known him for over 40 years in all the artistic and political struggles in Chicago, New York,London and post-Apartheid South Africa. He will be sorely missed.
His book of poetry was published by TWP.
Kassahun Checole, Publisher
Africa World Press, Inc. &
The Red Sea Press, Inc.
541 W. Ingham Avenue, Suite B
Trenton, NJ 08638
609-695-3200
609-695-6466 (Fax)
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