Diane Abu-Jaber
Meena Alexander
Robert Antoni
Wayne Armond
Russell Banks
Amiri Baraka
Eddie Baugh
Roger Bonair-Agard
Dionne Brand
Yvonne Brewster
Alwin Bully
Daniel Chavarría
Staceyann Chin
George Elliott Clarke
Oliver Clarke
Manthia Diawara
Mark Doty
Fae Ellington
Steve Golding
Francisco Goldman
Perry Henzell
Joan Andrea Hutchinson
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Niki Johnson
Konrad Kirlew
Li-Young Lee
Miles Marshall Lewis
Andrea Levy
Mbala
Mutabaruka
Krist Novoselic
Stephanie Stokes Oliver
Ernie Ranglin
Lauren Saunders
Mutabaruka
Born Allen Hope in 1952 Mutabaruka is perhaps Jamaica’s most famous living poet. He is also a recording artist and host of The Cutting Edge, a talk show on Irie-FM. His collections of poetry include Outcry, Sun and Moon and The Book: First Poems. He emerged on the music scene in 1981 with the release of the single “Every Time A Ear De Soun’.” Check It, his first of many albums, was released by Alligator Records in 1983.

Program: Tongues of Fire