Background
Eybers was born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal. She grew up in the town of Schweizer-Reneke, where her father was a Nederduits-Hervormde (Dutch Reformed) minister.
Eybers was born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal. She grew up in the town of Schweizer-Reneke, where her father was a Nederduits-Hervormde (Dutch Reformed) minister.
University of the Witwatersrand.
Her poetry was mainly in Afrikaans, although she has translated some of her own work (and those of others) into English. After her graduation she became a journalist. Eybers" first collection of poems, Belydenis in die Skemering ("Confession at twilight"), was published in 1936.
Her second collection, Die Stil Avontuur ("The silent adventure"), was published in 1939 and was mainly about being a mother.
Die Vrou en ander verse (The woman and other poems) was published in 1945 while her fourth poetry collection, Die Ander Dors (The other thirst) was published in 1946. Many other poetry collections followed regularly, including:
Tussensang (In-between song), 1950
Helder Halfjaar (Bright half-year), 1956
Versamelde Gedigte (Collected poems), 1957
Neerslag (Precipitation), 1958
Balans (Balance), 1962
Onderdak (Under shelter), 1965
Kruis of Munt (Head or tail), 1973
More recent works include the bilingual Verbruikersverse/Consumer"s verse (1997) en Winter-surplus (1999).
Translations of her poems have also been published in German, French, Italian and Hebrew. The South African composer Cromwell Everson composed a song using Eybers" poem "Die Vreemde Dae".
After her divorce in 1961 she met Pieter Hennipman, with whom she stayed until his death in 1994.
She lived in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and she was buried at Zorgvlied cemetery.