Verbal Riddim
dub poetry
$28.79
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
4 July 2025
Summary
Verbal Riddim: The Heartbeat of Dub Poetry
The first major collection of dub poetry, echoing from the 1970s Caribbean to the dawn of the twenty-first century.
This is dub poetry: bold and musical, funny and furious. This collection unites nine inventive and brilliant poets who defined and drove the genre. Spanning forty years across the Caribbean, Canada, and the UK, dub poetry became a powerful cultural and creative force.
Rooted in the reggae culture of 1970s Kings…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784878276 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1784878278 |
| Author: | Oku Onuora, Jean 'Binta' Breeze, James Berry, Benjamin Zephaniah |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 4 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 15mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
[Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze] made poems feel like conversations. Radically intimate, and yet simultaneously expansive… I am a poet because of Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze’ – Rachel Long[Benjamin] Zephaniah confirms that art can serve as an instrument for change. The people’s poet has written himself out of the life that was mapped for him * Guardian *
About The Author
Oku Onuora
The poets included in this collection are-
- Oku Onuora
- Mikey Smith
- Mutabaruka
- Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze
- James Berry
- Benjamin Zephaniah
- Ahdri Zhina Mandiela
- Lillian Allen
- Afua Cooper
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