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Danger In Daegu – A Poem By Michael Abrahams

Carter to Frater to Blake to Bolt Electrified like ten million volts For Jamaica shock out in di 4 by 1 Wid an epic mind-blowing world record run In di 100 metres Bolt false start Did expect fi get gold but en up wid naught Blake tek dat as di youngest champ While Carter falter [...]

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Mervyn Morris Poems Now Available Online At The Poetry Archive

Selected poems by Mervyn Morris, the internationally acclaimed poet and retired Professor of Creative Writing and West Indian Literature, UWI, Mona, are now accessible to audiences worldwide on the Poetry Archive, the world’s premier online collection of recordings of poets reading their work … get more details here

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Inna Mi Heart – A Compilation Of 59 Jamaican Love Poems

Inna Mi Heart is a compilation of 59 Jamaican love poems, written and performed to background music by Joan Andrea Hutchinson, who is already well known for her work in preserving Jamaican cultural heritage. It was first made available in book format (in 2007), and now it’s available as a 59 track CD described as [...]

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