Mutabaruka..”Dis Poem”

May 21st, 2008 by Dr. Robert

From one of his efforts of the 1980’s..

Mutabaruka..

“dis poem is watching you
trying to make sense..
of dis poem….”.

Posted in music, poetry | 2 Comments

2 Responses to “Mutabaruka..”Dis Poem””

  1. jacob Says:
    May 25th, 2008 at 9:54 am

    very good.

    i came across this clip of Linton Kwesi Johnson out at coachella. i’m really bummed i missed him. he did just a 10 minute reading, at the end stating that poetry should only be dispersed in small doses…
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHib_YBPcBQ

  2. dr robert Says:
    May 25th, 2008 at 7:16 pm

    thanks for this…

    amazing to me that LKJ seems to be speaking to a (relatively) empty stage.

    but maybe not.

    “a prophet is never honored in his own village..”

    what he, Mutabaruka, Gil Scott Heron, and so many other poets.. and Humans.. have to say is timeless..valuable..and transcendent.. it stands on it’s own merit.

    Wisdom is dispersed in small doses..

    let him who has an ear..hear.
    and act accordingly.

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