Moving Voices: Black Performance PoetryHansib, 2002 - 231 pages A comprehensive collection of poems by twelve,leading Caribbean and UK-born performance poetsthis book not only features biographies of each,poet and a detailed introduction discussing Black,performance poetry and its roots in the oral,traditions of African and Caribbean culture, but,also an accompanying CD with live performances,of selected poems. Check out the website,www.movingvoices.co.uk. |
From inside the book
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Page 64
... Linton Kwesi Johnson , Mutabaruka , Oku Onuora and Michael Smith . " In Trinidad , the ' dub ' style is called ' rapso ' , related to the island's calypso tradition , which can be traced back to Yoruba songs . As the poet Brother ...
... Linton Kwesi Johnson , Mutabaruka , Oku Onuora and Michael Smith . " In Trinidad , the ' dub ' style is called ' rapso ' , related to the island's calypso tradition , which can be traced back to Yoruba songs . As the poet Brother ...
Page 112
... Linton Kwesi Johnson and Jean ' Binta ' ' Breeze , because their poetry is " accessible and reminds me of reggae " . Linton Kwesi Johnson was speaking for the younger generation who were suffering from such low expectations in school ...
... Linton Kwesi Johnson and Jean ' Binta ' ' Breeze , because their poetry is " accessible and reminds me of reggae " . Linton Kwesi Johnson was speaking for the younger generation who were suffering from such low expectations in school ...
Page 125
... Linton Kwesi Johnson , Roger McGough , William Blake and Mutabaruka . His favourite poems are Maya Angelou's ' Still I Rise ' and Langston Hughes's ' Harlem ( 2 ) ' : What happens to a dream deferred ? Does it dry up Like a raisin in ...
... Linton Kwesi Johnson , Roger McGough , William Blake and Mutabaruka . His favourite poems are Maya Angelou's ' Still I Rise ' and Langston Hughes's ' Harlem ( 2 ) ' : What happens to a dream deferred ? Does it dry up Like a raisin in ...
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