Gert Strydom(03 April 1964)
Gert Strydom was born in 1964 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He matriculated
at Estcourt High School after which he obtained a Bachelor of Business
Administration degree (B.B.A.) at Andrews University (Berrien Springs,
Michigan, U.S.A.) and apart from being a poet and writer he is an accountant by
profession.
He was called up for compulsory national service in the South African defence
force (SADF) for a period of two years during the time of the South African
border / bush war and while following his profession was called up for several
compulsory camps for several months as a member of the South African Citizen’s
force and did partake in the National Colours Parade and in exercise Excalibur.
His predilection for poetry was stimulated by his late father who read Afrikaans
poetry aloud at times, as part of his postgraduate studies at the University of
South Africa. While living in Pretoria he attended the poetry writing school at the
House of Afrikaans Poetry under mentorship of Prof. Ian Raper, where the other
poets especially Ian Raper, Rosa Smit, Mandi Engelbrecht, André (Francois)
Viljoen, Luchie Möller, Karlien van der Merwe and Jan Lourens had a great
influence on the sharpening of his abilities.
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