Marlise Joubert, SA author and painter, is born

Date: 17 Dec 1945
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Marlise Joubert, SA author and painter, is born

Marlise Joubert was born in Elim, Limpopo and grew up in Warmbath (Bela Bela). She studied at the University of Pretoria where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Librarianship and Philosophy. After her studies she worked as a journalist and a Librarian. Joubert, who now lives in Stellenbosch, writes poems, short stories and also paints. Her poems and short stories have been published on the internet. Joubert is the webmaster of Versindaba, a collective website for Afrikaans poetry. She has made a name for herself as a painter and describes her paintings as a continuation of her poetry. Joubert is married to Afrikaans poet Louis Esterhuizen and has a son and a daughter from her first marriage.

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01Ateljee.co.za (2007). ‘Marlise Jourbert’ from Ateljee [online]. Available at www.ateljee.co.za [Accessed 17 November 2011]
02Stellenboschwriters.co.za (2010). ‘Marlise Joubert’ from Stellenbosch Writers [online]. Available at www.stellenboschwriters.com [Accessed 17 November 2011]

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