In Your Crib: Volume 230

By Austin Clarke

Two black men: the poet, an elder and veteran of last century's civil rights movement; and a nameless youth, swaggering and beltless, seduced by guns-and-gangs and expensive cars, and perpetually targeted by police. They are brothers by the colour of their skin, neighbours in the same ?crib, ? yet separated by a lifetime of experience. Invoking memories of his personal encounters with leaders like Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael and Amiri Baraka, the poet berates his heir for dropping the torch, and regrets his own failure to protect, inspire and speak out on the young man's behalf. In the tradition of Bob Marley's ?Redemption Song, ? In Your Crib is a lyrical plea, both indictment and lamentation, and a powerful account of the ongoing struggle for racial equalit

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771830204
• ISBN13: 9781771830201
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Guernica Editions
• Length: 65 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 7.8"