Lucas Cornelis Malan (19 July 1946 – 15 April 2010)[1] was a South African academic and writer of poetry, prose, plays, text books, literary reviews and other articles, principally in Afrikaans.

While his word selection is also reflective of extreme precision and sensitivity, he does on occasion allow his verse greater freedom, but always takes care to retain the overall "unit-forming integrity" through the inspired use of image and sound.

[6] Hennie Aucamp agrees with Kannemeyer's assessment, whilst adding that Malan's life, work and career are typified by how much he gave of himself to his friends, fellow writers, students and to Afrikaans literature in general.

[8] In 1997 Malan retired to the rural town of Darling, Western Cape,[9] but remained actively writing and publishing until his death in April 2010, due to complications arising after a heart valve operation.

[10] Notable publications during this period were the poetry volumes Afstande (2002) and Vermanings (2008), as well as co-editing with Lina Spies an anthology of essays and poems called ’n Skrywer by Sonsopkoms, on the occasion of Hennie Aucamp's 70th birthday in 2004.