Books

This is a collection of sonnets: English (Shakespearean) Sonnets, Italian (Petrarchan) Sonnets, Kyrielle Sonnets, Terza Rima Sonnets and so-called Modern Sonnets.

This volume contains a mix of previously published poems from “Who is Black Hamlet?”, “Blue” and “Liefdeslied”, as well as many as yet unpublished pieces.

Of all the forms, the...

This volume contains a mix of previously published poems from “Who is Black Hamlet?”, “Blue” and “Liefdeslied”, as well as many as yet unpublished pieces.

The pieces are roughly chronological so you can see an arc of sorts develop, along with a progression of ideas and emotions.

Black Hamlet’s pen runs as wild as his imagination in this...

Liefdeslied, or Lovesong in Afrikaans,
is an attempt to expand our understanding of what a dedication of love actually is.

I suspect that outside of Africa, Afrikaans is not generally considered a romantic or poetic language, yet I have found words and phrases that
offer sublime expression and poetry.

Discover Liefdeslied for yourself and join...

The pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm, melancholy, sad or depressed, and the 2nd. installment of poems by Black Hamlet.

Not even death, religion or politics can stop Black Hamlet’s pen from scouring out an interpretation that...

The best kept secret since The Secret!

Sometimes dark and mysterious, sometimes sensual, and often entertaining, a walk through the words of Black Hamlet’s life will reveal a deeper appreciation of yourself, the universe, and your place within it.

Poetry is, after all, the narrative of us all and everything is a metaphor in the world of Black...