Kwame Dawes was born in Ghana, grew up in Jamaica, and studied and taught in New Brunswick, Canada. He has published five volumes of poetry, an anthology of reggae poetry, and a critical volume on reggae music and literature. His first book of poems, Progeny of Air, won the prestigous Forward Poetry Prize. He teaches at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.
27 Ebooks by Kwame Dawes
Kwame Dawes: Midland
The winning manuscript of the fourth annual Hollis Summers Poetry Prize is also the exciting American debut by a poet who has already established himself as an important international poetic voice. M …
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Kwame Dawes & Marjory Wentworth: Seeking
The best art has the uncanny ability not only to give pleasure to those who view it but also to led to a desire to respond. The best artists are a force for all art, and renowned Gullah artist Jonath …
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€20.99
Adam Mansbach: Go de Rass to Sleep: (A Jamaican translation)
Named one of the 20 Greatest New Father’s Day Gifts by
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‘No matter what the country or the language, parents all over the world–loving, frustrated, exhausted parents–know what …
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Peekash Press: Coming Up Hot: Eight New Poets from the Caribbean
Featuring poems from: Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné, Danielle Jennings, Ruel Johnson, Monica Minott, Debra Providence, Shivanee Ramlochan, Colin Robinson, and Sassy Ross. With a preface by Kwame Dawes. …
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€9.99
Colin Channer & Kwame Dawes: So Much Things to Say: 100 Poets from the First Ten Years of the Calabash International Literary Festival
Robert Pinsky and Derek Walcott anchor this groundbreaking, soulful poetry collection. Imagine a night of a hundred poets reading their work to an audience of intensely engaged, responsive, and livel …
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€15.99
Safia Elhillo: January Children
Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets2018 Arab American Book Award Winner, Poetry"A taut debut collection of heartfelt poems."—Publishers Weekly In her dedication Safia Elhillo …
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Safia Elhillo: January Children
Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets2018 Arab American Book Award Winner, Poetry"A taut debut collection of heartfelt poems."—Publishers Weekly In her dedication Safia Elhillo …
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Mahtem Shiferraw: Fuchsia
Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, Ethiopian American Mahtem Shiferraw’s Fuchsia examines conceptions of the displaced, disassembled, and nomadic self. Embedded in her poems …
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Bernard Farai Matambo: Stray
Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, Zimbabwean writer Bernard Farai Matambo’s poems in Stray favor a prose-shaped line as they uncover the contradictory impulses in …
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Tjawangwa Dema: Careless Seamstress
This dazzling debut announces a not-so-new voice: that of the spoken-word poet Tjawangwa Dema. Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, Dema’s collection, The Careless …
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€17.88
Kwame Dawes: Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius
The quintessential folk poet of the Third World, Bob Marley influenced generations of musicians and writers. He was a performer who held true to his religious and cultural heritage, who rallied …
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Kwame Dawes: Nebraska
Kwame Dawes is not a native Nebraskan. Born in Ghana, he later moved to Jamaica, where he spent most of his childhood and early adulthood. In 1992 he relocated to the United States and eventually …
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Kwame Dawes: Nebraska
Kwame Dawes is not a native Nebraskan. Born in Ghana, he later moved to Jamaica, where he spent most of his childhood and early adulthood. In 1992 he relocated to the United States and eventually …
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€20.46
Kwame Dawes: She’s Gone
“[A] diaspora of black culture and strong emotions, bordering the fine line between love and madness between two troubled people.” —Booklist A prominent Jamaican reggae …
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Kwame Dawes & James Engelhardt: Prairie Schooner Book Prize
After ten years of selecting great books from writers, new and established, Prairie Schooner celebrates the first decade of its Book Prize series by offering this collection of excerpts from each …
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€19.27
Nana-Ama Danquah: Accra Noir (Akashic Noir)
Accra joins Lagos, Nairobi, Marrakech, and Addis Ababa in representing the African continent in the Noir Series arena.
“Superb . . . Each story reaffirms how fundamental ‘place’ is to the noir genr …
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Tjawangwa Dema: Careless Seamstress
This dazzling debut announces a not-so-new voice: that of the spoken-word poet Tjawangwa Dema. Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, Dema’s collection, The Careless …
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€17.98
‘Gbenga Adeoba: Exodus
Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry, ‘Gbenga Adeoba’s collection Exodus focuses on forms of migration due to the slave trade, war, natural disasters, and economic …
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€17.92
Bernard Farai Matambo: Stray
Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, Zimbabwean writer Bernard Farai Matambo’s poems in Stray favor a prose-shaped line as they uncover the contradictory impulses in …
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€17.98
Mahtem Shiferraw: Fuchsia
Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, Ethiopian American Mahtem Shiferraw’s Fuchsia examines conceptions of the displaced, disassembled, and nomadic self. Embedded in her poems …
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€16.68
‘Gbenga Adeoba: Exodus
Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry, ‘Gbenga Adeoba’s collection Exodus focuses on forms of migration due to the slave trade, war, natural disasters, and economic …
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Cheswayo Mphanza: Rinehart Frames
2021 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist 2021 Foreword Indies Finalist Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry The poems in The Rinehart Frames seek to exhaust the …
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Cheswayo Mphanza: Rinehart Frames
2021 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist 2021 Foreword Indies Finalist Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry The poems in The Rinehart Frames seek to exhaust the …
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€20.55
Hilda Raz: Letter from a Place I’ve Never Been
Hilda Raz has an ability “to tell something every day and make it tough, ” says John Kinsella in his introduction. Letter from a Place I’ve Never Been shows readers the evolution of …
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€51.36
Hilda Raz: Letter from a Place I’ve Never Been
Hilda Raz has an ability “to tell something every day and make it tough, ” says John Kinsella in his introduction. Letter from a Place I’ve Never Been shows readers the evolution of …
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Sherry Shenoda: Mummy Eaters
2023 American Book Award 2022 Longlist for the National Book Awards Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, Sherry Shenoda’s collection Mummy Eaters follows in the footsteps …
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€17.89
Tares Oburumu: Origins of the Syma Species
Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, Tares Oburumu’s collection is a brief history of where he came from: Syma, …
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