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Blackpresence » Poetry http://www.blackpresence.co.uk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 SI Leeds Literary Prize http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/si-leeds-literary-prize/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/si-leeds-literary-prize/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:00:03 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6934

SI Leeds Literary Prize is a new award for unpublished fiction by Black and Asian women resident in the UK aged 18 years and over. The prize has been created and is being run by Soroptimist International of Leeds, in partnership with two well established and highly regarded literary organisations, the Ilkley Literature Festival and independent publishers Peepal Tree Press. [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/si-leeds-literary-prize/feed/ 0 Benjamin Zephaniah – Dub Poetry http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/benjamin-zephaniah-dub-poetry/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/benjamin-zephaniah-dub-poetry/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:05:54 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2760

]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/benjamin-zephaniah-dub-poetry/feed/ 1 Eric Eustace Williams http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/eric-eustace-williams/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/eric-eustace-williams/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:00:59 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2719

Eric Eustace Williams (25 September 1911 � 29 March 1981) was the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago He served from 1956 until his death in 1981. He was also a noted Caribbean historian. Eric Williams was a descendant from the de Boissiere family which made its fortune trading African slaves illegally after slave [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/eric-eustace-williams/feed/ 0 The sound of Running Water – Summer Promotion http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/the-sound-of-running-water-summer-promotion/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/the-sound-of-running-water-summer-promotion/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:02:57 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2317

Dear All, I am pleased to inform you that we now have a Summer Promotion on “The Sound of Running Water” with a free delivery service. Information on “The Sound of Running Water” ” The Sound of Running Water ” is a Pocket-sized gift book of Proverbs and Quotations aimed to inspire our minds into [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/the-sound-of-running-water-summer-promotion/feed/ 1 John La Rose – Poet and Activist http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/john-la-rose-poet-and-activist/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/john-la-rose-poet-and-activist/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:00:43 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1602

John La Rose is a political and Cultural activist. He came to Britain from Trinidad where he had been working as General Secretary to the West Indian Independence Party. John La Rose is a political and Cultural activist. He came to Britain from Trinidad where he had been working as General Secretary to the West [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/john-la-rose-poet-and-activist/feed/ 0 Ben Okri – Writer http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/ben-okri-writer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/ben-okri-writer/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:00:15 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1469

Ben Okri O.B.E. is a Booker Prize winning Author and Poet. Okri was awarded the Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel The Famished Road (1991). Set in a Nigerian village <p>Ben Okri was Born in Nigeria in 1959. He is a journalist and writer by trade. He traveled to Britain when he was just [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/ben-okri-writer/feed/ 0 Ignatius Sancho http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/ignatius-sancho/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/ignatius-sancho/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:50:11 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1456

Ignatius Sancho was the first African prose writer whose work was published in England. Ignatius Sancho was the first African prose writer whose work was published in England. A former slave and renowned shopkeeper, Sancho came to England at the age of two, it was 1731. The Duke of Montague made him presents of books [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/ignatius-sancho/feed/ 1 From Britain With Love, Sex and Swagger http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/from-britain-with-love-sex-and-swagger/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/from-britain-with-love-sex-and-swagger/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:59:11 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=507 Estelle

By J. Freedom du Lac Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, March 17, 2009; Page C01 “I don’t know how to stay in one genre,” Estelle Fanta Swaray declared during her Sunday night concert at the 9:30 club. She was hardly apologizing, though — more like sharing her mission statement. The nascent British star has shortened [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/from-britain-with-love-sex-and-swagger/feed/ 0 The slaughter of the Black Woman: No longer recognising ourselves among the rubble. http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-slaughter-of-the-black-woman-no-longer-recognising-ourselves-among-the-rubble/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-slaughter-of-the-black-woman-no-longer-recognising-ourselves-among-the-rubble/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:56:10 +0000 Daniella http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=472

Daniella Maison is the edgy, unswerving, soulful writer been best known for her series of poetry publications since her astonishing poetical debut in 2000. A young Masters graduate, Maison currently works as a freelance writer and part time music promoter, and is set to make an impact within the local and wider community, she comments: [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-slaughter-of-the-black-woman-no-longer-recognising-ourselves-among-the-rubble/feed/ 0 LOCK UP – Short story (Contains Adult Language) http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/lock-up-short-story-contains-adult-language/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/lock-up-short-story-contains-adult-language/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:52:19 +0000 raymondobe http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=420 Lock-up

Lock up Im nineteen years of age. Im standing in the dock. There a Judge. A right snooty f***. Hes staring at me. Got a twinkle in his eye. And for all I know, hes as bent as a nine Bob note, and wearing ladies knickers and push-up bra in the bargain. Or hes one [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/lock-up-short-story-contains-adult-language/feed/ 0 I Too Have A Dream – Short Story – By Raymondobe http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/i-too-have-a-dream-short-story-by-raymondobe/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/i-too-have-a-dream-short-story-by-raymondobe/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:21:53 +0000 raymondobe http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=397 digital_home_studio

I too have a dream! I usta hang out all day with my cousin, fantasizing about the day we were gonna be supa rich and famous. My cousin had a studio in the basement of his yard over on the West side of town; Powis Square. I rented a tiny room on the North side, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/i-too-have-a-dream-short-story-by-raymondobe/feed/ 0 Def Jam Poetry – Daniel Beaty “Knock Knock” http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/def-jam-poetry-daniel-beaty-knock-knock/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/def-jam-poetry-daniel-beaty-knock-knock/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:43:03 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=214

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nktBsI0PYPs This link was shared with me by a Friend on Facebook. I share it with you all now.]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/def-jam-poetry-daniel-beaty-knock-knock/feed/ 0 Progress Toward Reducing the Black-White Disparity in Breast Cancer Mortality http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/progress-toward-reducing-the-black-white-disparity-in-breast-cancer-mortality/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/progress-toward-reducing-the-black-white-disparity-in-breast-cancer-mortality/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:01:21 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=64

The Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force delivered its first report to the community, one year after releasing a major report that outlined more than 30 recommendations for action.]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/progress-toward-reducing-the-black-white-disparity-in-breast-cancer-mortality/feed/ 0 Whistle a Historical Tune – New Song Collection Honors Thirteen Great African Americans in History http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/whistle-a-historical-tune-new-song-collection-honors-thirteen-great-african-americans-in-history/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/whistle-a-historical-tune-new-song-collection-honors-thirteen-great-african-americans-in-history/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:35:56 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=59 African American History in song

MASSAPEQUA, N.Y., Oct 21, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — African American History Month annually celebrates important events and honorable people of African heritage during the month of February. Uniquely, its celebration, which began in 1926 as Negro/Black History Week and grew to become African American History Month in recent decades, underscores our nation’s multiethnic and [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/whistle-a-historical-tune-new-song-collection-honors-thirteen-great-african-americans-in-history/feed/ 0 African American Poetry http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/poetry/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/poetry/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:10:37 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=31 Poetry

African American poetry developed in a straight, if sometimes discontinuous, line from Phillis Wheatley.....]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/poetry/feed/ 0