This study takes a new look at the literary system from the perspective of network theory, and discusses who the key players are in the contemporary Afrikaans poetry network from 2000 to 2012. The study of literary systems or fields is a well-established approach, particularly in reference to Afrikaans literature. Of course, agents in social systems make their own decisions, but as a whole, decisions about what is considered "literature" are made within the system itself. No single entity can be responsible for a poet"s position in the center of the network: It is through the combined efforts of all role players that works become central or peripheral in the literary system. This study takes a new look at the literary system from the perspective of network theory. It is shown how the literary network shares important topological features with other complex networks, and at the node level, the book discusses who the key players are in the contemporary Afrikaans poetry network from...