Voiceprint: An Anthology of Oral and Related Poetry from the CaribbeanStewart Brown, Mervyn Morris, Gordon Rohlehr An anthology of oral poetry, this book brings together a wealth of different styles, musical expressions, rhythms and dialects in the form of poems, songs, elegies, laments, dub, parang, hosay and calypsos, that illustrate the range of poetic voices in the English-speaking Caribbean. |
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Lorna Goodison | 64 |
Eric Roach | 74 |
Edward Kamau Brathwaite | 82 |
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