Dorian Haarhoff (born 1944) is a

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n writer and poet. Haarhoff was born in 1944 in

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, then part of the

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. He is a naturalized citizen of Namibia. He wrote his first poem in 1955 and has been published in numerous books. He was also a professor of English at the

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. As of 2004, he worked in the creative writing department at the

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.Poetry Africa 2004

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1944 births Living people White Namibian people People from Kimberley, Northern Cape Namibian writers Namibian poets South African emigrants to Namibia Naturalised citizens of Namibia Academic staff of the University of Namibia Academic staff of the University of Cape Town 20th-century Namibian writers 21st-century Namibian writers {{Namibia-writer-stub