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  • Interview with Dennis Brutus and Leon Forrest

    Feb. 18, 1983

    Interviewing poet Dennis Brutus and novelist and Northwestern University Professor Leon Forrest.

  • Interview with Dennis Brutus

    Sep. 26, 1991

    Interviewing South African poet Dennis Brutus.

  • Interview with Dennis Brutus

    Aug. 12, 1992

    Discussing South Africa with poet Dennis Brutus.

  • Interview with Dennis Brutus

    Dec. 30, 1993

    Interviewing South African poet Dennis Brutus.

  • Interview with David Caute and Dennis Brutus

    Nov. 30, 1983

    Discussing the book "Under the Skin: The Death of White Rhodesia," (published by Penguin) with author, dramatist and journalist David Caute and South African poet Dennis Brutus.

  • Dennis Brutus discusses the non-violent fight against Aparthied in South Africa and reads his poetry

    Sep. 13, 1972

    Dennis Brutus reads several of his poems from the book "Letters to Martha and Other Poems From a South African Prison" (Letters number 1, 9, 17 - "In prison"). Dennis Brutus discusses the 1972 Summer Olympics and being imprisoned for being an activist against Apartheid and the unreasonable laws that went along with Apartheid. Interview begins with excerpt of interview with Chief Albert John Luthuli (excerpt from 1895817-6-1).

  • Dennis Brutus

    Dennis Brutus discusses his work as a poet and as an activist against apartheid South Africa

    Oct. 16, 1975
  • An interview with Dennis Brutus

    Aug. 12, 1977

    The distinguished South African poet and Northwestern University professor joins Studs for a wide-ranging conversation about apartheid, poetry, and sports.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

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