This article seeks to explore the life and post-democratic work of President Mandela through the eyes of the poet. More specifically, two moments in time are captured and analysed, namely, Mandela’s release from prison together with the lead up to the first democratic South African elections in 1994; and his passing in 2013. This analysis includes the work of poets such as Bongani Sitole, Maya Angelou, Raphael d’Abdon and Thabo Mbeki. The mechanics of translation and the interrelatedness of orality and literacy are explored. The poetic memory contained in this article presents us with an approximation towards the collage of collective memory in a country where economics, politics, and society still present multiple challenges, and where political power often challenges the true collective memory.

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通过诗人的眼睛记住已故的纳尔逊·罗利拉拉·曼德拉

本文试图通过诗人的视角探索曼德拉总统的生平和后民主工作。更具体地说，捕捉和分析了两个时刻，即曼德拉出狱以及 1994 年南非第一次民主选举的前夕；以及他于 2013 年去世。该分析包括 Bongani Sitole、Maya Angelou、Raphael d'Abdon 和 Thabo Mbeki 等诗人的作品。探讨了翻译的机制以及口语和读写能力的相互关联。在一个经济、政治和社会仍然面临多重挑战、政治权力经常挑战真正的集体记忆的国家，本文所包含的诗意记忆为我们提供了一种对集体记忆拼贴的近似。