One of the most vivid and telling images I've heard in a long time is by Kamau Brathwaite in 21 days, when he says:
Read and listen to the rest: 21 days.
on the first day
of yr death it is quiet it is dormant like a doormat
no one-foot touch its welcome. its dust on the floor
is not disturb nor are the sleeping spirits of this house
Read and listen to the rest: 21 days.
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| Kamau Brathwaite |
4 comments:
Speechless. That is amazing.....I am going to order a copy of that book right now.
It's called "Born to slow horses"
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0819567450/ie=UTF8
I'll stick it onto my wish list, too.
Brathwaite's writing is awesome. I have so much respect for our Caribbean writers. I'd love to be able to sit at their feet, so to speak, and learn from them, lol.
That makes two of us, lady. That makes two of us.
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