Misheard

About the Book

‘Misheard’ is my story, written in the form of poetry.  I cannot write about the bigger historical picture of South Africa, but I can write about my micro history.  The small moments, the magic of childhood, the love of open wide spaced land, the loss and terror and pain of family.  These poems are images of sisterhood, motherhood, childhood and my country.  They are like punches in the solar plexus, taken straight from the nervous system and the heart.  An original, forceful collection of words from the life of a woman with children, a sister and a child.

About the Author

Heidi Elisabeth Henning was born in Johannesburg, and attended Roedean School South Africa, where she was awarded the English Essay Prize.  She went on to study a Bachelor of Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand, and a Master of Science in Creative Writing at Edinburgh University.  She has been published in New Contrast Literary Journal and had one piece of fiction published by Edinburgh University Press. 

She has lived in the UK, Namibia and South Africa, and currently lives on a farm in South Africa with her partner and two young daughters.  Misheard is her first collection.