Consider myself as a citizen of the world- travelling with an open mind and lots of love and respect - lost my heart and found the balance of my soul in Africa- poetry of mine can be found along the cyber-literary highway- published 7 books of poetry in my mother tongue which is Dutch-and 3 books n English- poetry and social commitment are running through my life as a red thread- so if you want to know who I am- just read my work! My favorite poets Alice Walker-Nikki Giovanni-Sonja Sanchez- Ayin Adams, Langston Hughes - to name a few*

Every time you write a good poem- it's an achievement!
Every time people come over to tell you how much your work 'touched' them- it's an Award!
At the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Women's March to the Union Building in Pretoria in 1956 to protest the 'pass law' on the 22nd of September 2006, I was honoured by the Embassy of South Africa in Brussels for my contribution in the struggle to the liberation of women and freedom for all! As I was the only poet amongst the women honoured it proved to me the power of 'the word' is indeed a very strong tool in the struggle for justice and equality!