The Penguin Book of Caribbean Verse in EnglishPaula Burnett Penguin Books, 1986 - 447 pages "This varied collection surveys Caribbean verse in English from the eighteenth century to the modern age. Anonymous slave songs stand as a powerful celebration of the independent spirit, while many early poets follow European epic verse forms in their depictions of the Caribbean landscape or the tragic effects of slavery. Poets of our time capture the vitality of the spoken word, in styles ranging from the works of the Nobel Prize winner Derek Walcott and Edward Kamau Brathwaite to the pioneering vernacular idiom of Louise Bennett. The critical influence of music can also be seen here in the 'blues' poems of Una Marson, the lyrics of Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff, and the works of dub poets such as Linton Kwesi Johnson." "In her introduction, Paula Burnett discusses the richly interwoven oral and literary traditions of Caribbean verse. This edition also includes biographical and explanatory notes, a glossary and an index of poets."--BOOK JACKET. |
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... never see you , Come mek we walk an talk . Dis long time , gal , me never see you , Come mek we walk an talk . Peel - head John Crow etc. Dis long time , gal , me never see you , Come mek we wheel an turn . Dis long time , gal , me ...
... never see you , Come mek we walk an talk . Dis long time , gal , me never see you , Come mek we walk an talk . Peel - head John Crow etc. Dis long time , gal , me never see you , Come mek we wheel an turn . Dis long time , gal , me ...
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... never get weary yet They put me in jail and I did not do no wrong And I never get weary yet Say they put me in jail and I didn't get no bail And I never get weary yet Never get weary yet I know I was from before Christopher Columbus And ...
... never get weary yet They put me in jail and I did not do no wrong And I never get weary yet Say they put me in jail and I didn't get no bail And I never get weary yet Never get weary yet I know I was from before Christopher Columbus And ...
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... never never never shall be slaves and all that land of hope and glory that was not , black flies in the heat singing of Hector and Lysander and such great names as these , but of all the world's great heroes there's none that can ...
... never never never shall be slaves and all that land of hope and glory that was not , black flies in the heat singing of Hector and Lysander and such great names as these , but of all the world's great heroes there's none that can ...
Contents
PREFACE | xix |
Edward LucieSmith | xxix |
William Hosack | xxxiii |
Copyright | |
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A. L. Hendriks ackee African ain't Arawak Barbados belly blood Born bout calypsonians Caribbean cyaan dahta dance dark deery honey Derek Walcott ding ding drums dung England English eyes galang goin Guinea Corn Guyana gwine hand sah heart inna island Itanami Jamaica Jean Rhys Keep cool Kendel Hippolyte kill Kingston Kyk-over-al language literary live London Lord O Lord Louise Bennett ly li oh malingay mout never get weary night o'er oral outa pickney poems poetry poets Port of Spain rain Rastafarian Sammy dead sing slaves Sly mongoose song sweet tajo Talla ly tell tink tradition trees Trenchtown Trenchtown Rock Trinidad true vernacular voice W'en West Indian West Indies