Local school teacher on poetry
Local high school maths teacher wrote and printed two books after following her passion for literature.
Lilly Dlamini-Hlapolosa (58) published two poetry books, The World We Live In and Twilight Around the Clock.
She was born in Pietermaritzburg in Kwazulu-Natal from a family of educators. Her passion lies in teaching, choral music and spending time on the piano.
She is a former teacher at Ratang Thuto Secondary School at Boichoko in Postmasburg, Northern Cape, where she taught English and mathematics. She is now a mathematics literacy educator at Skhila Secondary School in Lydenburg.
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Dlamini-Hlapolosa has a BSc degree that she completed through the University of South Africa, and has a diploma in secondary education. She describes herself as a Christian and is married to Silas Hlapolosa. She has three sons named Socrates, Marvin and Mathibe.
Her first book The World We Live In was launched at Laske Nakke in June 2017, and the second book Twilight Around The Clock was launched at the Anglican Church in August last year.
Dlamini-Hlapolosa is a woman of few words; she expresses her views and opinions in writing. In the book The World We Live In she expresses her views and perceptions about human nature.
She said every poem is unique and it is up to the reader to find a theme per poem as there are hidden thoughts that contain crucial lessons which make every poem interesting.
“On a lighter note, every person has a wish for a better life and to be content, and a wish to accumulate money and wealth.”
Quoting her favourite lines from her book Small Things That Count, she said it makes you light to greet a person in the morning, which makes a difference for a moment, especially in the suburbs where people do not greet one another.
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Her book Twilight Around The Clock is about love and marriage of cross-cultural people that addresses the issue of xenophobia, saying perhaps cross-cultural marriages might be the solution to economic freedom.
For available books and more information, locals are advised to contact Lilly Dlamini-Hlapolosa on 083-442-0485/060-559-3295 or hlapolosalilly@gmail.com
