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Poets Rachel Long and Inua Ellams discuss how Inua names his poems, his writing process, and why he cherishes language. Listen to the conversation here or read the transcript.     Rachel Long: Something occurred when you were reading Inua….

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Sea Canes - Derek Walcott
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Derek Walcott

B. 1930 D. 2017

2 poems available

“What's poetry, if it's worth its salt, / but a phrase men can pass from hand to mouth?”

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4 poems available

...the popular music of Jamaica, the music of the people, is an essentially experiential music... the music reflects the historical experience. - Linton Kwesi Johnson

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Seamus Heaney

B. 1939 D. 2013

5 poems available

And here is love / like a tinsmith's scoop / sunk past its gleam / in the meal-bin - 'Mossbawn Sunlight', Seamus Heaney

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Jean Binta Breeze

B. 1956 D. 2021

5 poems available

wen yuh see she walk//holdin freedom water//balance pon she head - 'caribbean woman', Jean 'Binta' Breeze

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If I Woz a Tap-Natch Poet - Linton Kwesi Johnson
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Could it be - Jean Binta Breeze
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Mossbawn Sunlight - Seamus Heaney
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earth cries - Jean Binta Breeze
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