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\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Dawes] is highly original and intelligent, possessing poetic sensibility that is rooted and sound, unshakeable and unstopped, both in its vibrancy and direction. He writes poetry as it ought to be written.\"\u0026#151;\u003cI\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dawes asserts himself as man and artist and finally, with grace achieved and grace said, sits down to begin life's tragic feast . . . a writer of major significance.\"\u0026#151;\u003cI\u003eBrag Book\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The notion of a reggae aesthetic\u0026#151;of the language moving to a different rhythm, under different kinds of pressure . . . underpins all Dawes' work as poet.\"\u0026#151;Stewart Brown\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Ghana, raised in Jamaica, and educated in Canada, Kwame Dawes is a dynamic and electrifying poet. In this generous collection, new poems appear with the best work from fifteen previous volumes. Deeply nuanced in exploring the human condition, Dawes' poems are filled with complex emotion and consistently remind us what it means to be a global citizen.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cB\u003eFrom \"The Lessons\":\u003c/B\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cI\u003eFingers can be trained to make shapes\u003cBR\u003ethat, pressed just right on the gleaming\u003cBR\u003ekeys, will make a sound that can stay\u003cBR\u003etears or cause them to flow for days.\u003cbr\u003eAnyone can learn to make some music,\u003cbr\u003ebut not all have the heart to beat\u003cBR\u003eout the tunes that will turn us inside out. . . \u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cB\u003eKwame Dawes\u003c/B\u003e is the author of fifteen collections of poetry, two novels, four anthologies, and numerous essays and plays. In 2009 he won an Emmy Award for his interactive website, LiveHopeLove.com. Since 2011 he has taught at the University of Nebraska, and lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cBR\u003e\u003c/div\u003e |
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