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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... mean , but knowing well the meaning of its music . ” The African musical tradition was to be crucial in the ... means that an assortment of West African musical characteristics are preserved , more or less intact , in the United States ...
... mean , but knowing well the meaning of its music . ” The African musical tradition was to be crucial in the ... means that an assortment of West African musical characteristics are preserved , more or less intact , in the United States ...
Page 118
... mean He wanted to read so bad He couldn't even sleep He used to bribe the white street children With a lick of his sweet Coz he knew being able to read Would mean power , you see See - saw , 118 MOVING VOICES : BLACK PERFORMANCE POETRY.
... mean He wanted to read so bad He couldn't even sleep He used to bribe the white street children With a lick of his sweet Coz he knew being able to read Would mean power , you see See - saw , 118 MOVING VOICES : BLACK PERFORMANCE POETRY.
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Black Performance Poetry Asher Hoyles, Martin Hoyles. MELANIN Melanin I love you you mean so much to me Oh ! Melanin your beauty is far richer than the eye can see My Melanin embraces me from my head down to my toe Oh ! Melanin I would ...
Black Performance Poetry Asher Hoyles, Martin Hoyles. MELANIN Melanin I love you you mean so much to me Oh ! Melanin your beauty is far richer than the eye can see My Melanin embraces me from my head down to my toe Oh ! Melanin I would ...
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