Verbal Riddim - Dub Poetry

[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>

About the author

The poets included in this collection are: Oku Onuora, Mikey Smith, Mutabaruka, Jean 'Binta' Breeze, James Berry, Benjamin Zephaniah, Ahdri Zhina Mandiela, Lillian Allen and Afua Cooper.

Product details

• Authors: Oku Onuora, VARIOUS
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 05.06.2025
• EAN: 9781784878276
• ISBN: 978-1-78487-827-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Reggae, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Poetry, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, POETRY / Anthologies (multiple authors), Reggae and Ska, MUSIC / Ethnic, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Reggae, Caribbean islands, World Music, Migration, immigration & emigration, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, Migration, immigration and emigration, Relating to Black British Caribbean people, Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards), Poetry anthologies (various poets), Black & Asian Studies, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Other global and regional music styles, Poetry by form, Relating to people of the Caribbean diasporas / heritage