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 112
... woman and is a positive role model . In ' Phenomenal Woman ' , for example , she writes of herself as a strong Black woman : Pretty women wonder where my secret lies . I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I ...
... woman and is a positive role model . In ' Phenomenal Woman ' , for example , she writes of herself as a strong Black woman : Pretty women wonder where my secret lies . I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I ...
Page 120
... woman Let the breeze touch your face Let the world embrace you woman You never let the wind blow you down You never let the rain mek you drown Experience is a ting why You'll always be around now woman Look how long you have been ...
... woman Let the breeze touch your face Let the world embrace you woman You never let the wind blow you down You never let the rain mek you drown Experience is a ting why You'll always be around now woman Look how long you have been ...
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... Woman : An Anthology of Poems , Kingston : Heinemann ( ed . ) ( 1987 ) From Our Yard : Jamaican Poetry Since Independence , Kingston : Institute of Jamaica Publications Nichols , Grace ( 1984 ) The Fat Black Woman's Poems , London ...
... Woman : An Anthology of Poems , Kingston : Heinemann ( ed . ) ( 1987 ) From Our Yard : Jamaican Poetry Since Independence , Kingston : Institute of Jamaica Publications Nichols , Grace ( 1984 ) The Fat Black Woman's Poems , London ...
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