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Birth Name:

Keorapetse Kgositsile

Male

Birth Date:

Mon, Sep 19, 1938

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Age:

85

Zodiac Sign:

Virgo

Astrology Data:

Sun

25°

Vir

48'

About Keorapetse Kgositsile

Keorapetse William Kgositsile OIS (19 September 1938 – 3 January 2018), also known by his pen name Bra Willie, was a South African Tswana poet, journalist and political activist. An influential member of the African National Congress in the 1960s and 1970s, he was inaugurated as South Africa's National Poet Laureate in 2006. Kgositsile lived in exile in the United States from 1962 until 1975, the peak of his literary career. He made an extensive study of African-American literature and culture, becoming particularly interested in jazz. During the 1970s he was a central figure among African-American poets, encouraging interest in Africa as well as the practice of poetry as a performance art; he was well known for his readings in New York City jazz clubs. Kgositsile was one of the first to bridge the gap between African poetry and black poetry in the United States.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Keorapetse Kgositsile: Sun 25 Virgo, Moon 26 Cancer, Mercury 9 Virgo, Venus 11 Scorpio, Mars 7 Virgo, Jupiter 23 Aquarius, Saturn 16 Aries, Uranus 17 Taurus, Neptune 21 Virgo, Pluto 1 Leo, Sun Quincunx Jupiter, Sun Semi Square Venus, Sun Conjunct Neptune, Mercury Sextile Venus, Mercury Conjunct Mars, Jupiter Quincunx Neptune, Saturn Semi Sextile Uranus, Uranus Trine Neptune

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