{"id":308117,"date":"2026-05-15T11:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/?p=308117"},"modified":"2026-05-20T08:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T06:01:53","slug":"kabaretkunsternaar-stel-digbundel-bekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/kabaretkunsternaar-stel-digbundel-bekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Kabaretkunstenaar stel eerste digbundel bekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Die bekroonde kabaretkunstenaar, musikant en aktrise Helena Hettema het onlangs haar eerste digbundel, <em>Journeyman<\/em>, bekend gestel \u2013 \u2019n rou en diep persoonlike versameling verse wat oor dekades heen in stilte gegroei en uiteindelik die lig gesien het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die bundel, wat reeds sedert haar tienerjare vorm begin aanneem het, bevat gedigte wat deur jare van liefde, verlies, verlange en selfondersoek gevoed is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elke bladsy dra die spore van \u2019n lewe vol herinneringe en emosies, terwyl kunswerke van 35 kunstenaars die publikasie in \u2019n visueel aangrypende kunswerk omskep het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"891\" data-attachment-id=\"308121\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/kabaretkunsternaar-stel-digbundel-bekend\/journeyman-helena-hettema-digbundel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Journeyman-Helena-Hettema-digbundel.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2228\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1778304720&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Journeyman  Helena Hettema digbundel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Journeyman-Helena-Hettema-digbundel-1024x891.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Journeyman-Helena-Hettema-digbundel-1024x891.jpg\" alt=\"Helena Hetteman se digbundel Journeyman is onlangs bekend gestel. \" class=\"wp-image-308121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Journeyman-Helena-Hettema-digbundel-1024x891.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Journeyman-Helena-Hettema-digbundel-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Journeyman-Helena-Hettema-digbundel-768x668.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Journeyman-Helena-Hettema-digbundel-1320x1149.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Helena Hetteman se digbundel <em>Journeyman<\/em> is onlangs bekend gestel. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens Hettema het sy nog haar hele lewe lank geskryf \u2013 van gedigte en kortverhale tot romans \u2013 maar die tyd het eers nou reg gevoel om haar stem volledig met lesers te deel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy beskryf <em>Journeyman<\/em> as \u2019n reis deur die hart en geheue, waarin elke gedig \u2019n tree op die lewenspad verteenwoordig. Die titel verwys na die reis wat elke mens onafwendbaar deur die lewe afl\u00ea. In die bundel word ervarings, mense en oomblikke wat haar gevorm het, met eerlikheid en broosheid oopgevlek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Temas soos gehegtheid, verlate liefde, uitgeworpenes en die dood word deur die verse verweef en met intense emosie belig. Hettema erken dat die skryfproses haar kwesbaar en emosioneel uitgeput gelaat het. Die bundel weerspie\u00ebl groot dele van haar innerlike w\u00eareld en dwing haar om haar diepste emosies met lesers te deel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2019n Digter stel uiteindelik sy hart oop vir die w\u00eareld,\u201d vertel sy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hettema het <em>Journeyman<\/em> einde April tydens die Clarens Kunstefees bekendgestel, waar sy ook \u2019n boekbespreking en vertoning gelewer het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LEES OOK<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/picturesque-eastern-free-state-soon-to-host-clarens-arts-festival-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Picturesque Eastern Free State soon to host Clarens Arts Festival 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy was onlangs ook by die Suidoosterfees in Kaapstad te sien met haar verhoogproduksie <em>Hettema ontbloot: digters, divas en \u2019n titsel Parys<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Journeyman<\/em> word reeds geloof vir die eerlike, po\u00ebtiese en soms ontstellende wyse waarop temas soos liefde, verlies, herinneringe en menswees verwoord word. Die bundel is landswyd by Exclusive Books en Graffiti Online beskikbaar, of kan direk by Hettema bestel word, waarna sy persoonlik \u2019n getekende kopie aan lesers sal stuur. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lesers sal haar onthou vir die \u00a0bekende temalied van die televisiereeks, Sonkring, wat sy self geskryf en gesing het. Vir meer inligting stuur \u2018n e-pos na helenahettema@gmail.com. Die amptelike vrystelling van die digbundel het einde verlede jaar in Pretoria plaasgevind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"308122\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/kabaretkunsternaar-stel-digbundel-bekend\/helene-hettema-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Helene-Hettema-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1900,2863\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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