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. |
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Page 110
... experience of performing came about when Asher was fourteen : " Chatting lyrics on the mic in Chapeltown was my earliest experience of poetry , though we never called it that . The fact of being a woman was important too , and getting ...
... experience of performing came about when Asher was fourteen : " Chatting lyrics on the mic in Chapeltown was my earliest experience of poetry , though we never called it that . The fact of being a woman was important too , and getting ...
Page 203
... experience . " One of the main themes of James's poetry is his family . He is also obsessed with his background and ancestral experiences , particularly the " slave plantations where people were so trampled . They worked for generations ...
... experience . " One of the main themes of James's poetry is his family . He is also obsessed with his background and ancestral experiences , particularly the " slave plantations where people were so trampled . They worked for generations ...
Page 204
... experience , more thoroughly than standard English alone could do . This does not mean I am saying that standard English should be brushed aside or its use be minimised ; it is too much a relevant part of our history and experience ...
... experience , more thoroughly than standard English alone could do . This does not mean I am saying that standard English should be brushed aside or its use be minimised ; it is too much a relevant part of our history and experience ...
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