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Maroon Lives
Maroon Lives: Tribute to Maurice Bishop & Grenadian Freedom Fighters | Lasana M. Sekou, Fabian Adekunle Badejo
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Poetry by Lasana M. Sekou, St. Marteen author of 16 books of poetry, monologues, and short stories with accompanying critical essay by Fabian Adekunle Badejo, St. Marteen scholar and cultural figure.
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TheKidUpstairs
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"There will be no resistance
More raging
In the hurricane's eye
Than when we say
No."

#Battle #PoetryMatters @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Great choice! 🤩 4y
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Sekou, from St Martin/Maarten wrote this collection in response to the American led invasion of the island of Grenada in the 1980s. He called it an "emergency volume". The power of these pieces are undeniable, I've found myself returning again & again to "For Justice" (the final stanza is pictured above). The edition I got included an essay from Caribbean scholar Fabian Adenkule Badejo which added depth to my understanding of the collection

TheKidUpstairs Note for any future readers: some understanding of Caribbean/Central American history, especially with regards to American and CIA interference/influence in the region is helpful. 7y
TheKidUpstairs And finally, this was my St. Martin stop for #LitsyPassport 🌎 7y
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TheKidUpstairs
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Three cheers for interlibrary loans! Got my hands on this one for my #LitsyPassport visit to St. Martin.

readinginthedark Nice! I‘ve been getting interlibrary loans to fulfill my challenges, too! 7y
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TheKidUpstairs
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1. Dionysus 🥂 🍷🥂🍷🍾🍷🥂 (but seriously, I find the history of the Great Dionysia evolving into Bacchanalia fascinating) and the Muses (esp. Clio and Thalia)
2. Reading one for #LMPBC and then the tagged book for #LitsyPassport
3. Tap whenever possible, filtered because ours is awful, and COLD!
4. Neither, they are running shoes! 👟

#FridayFrigesDay
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SpeculativeFemale Have you by chance read the Iron Druid series? Bacchus shows up as a character, as do many other mythological figures. 😁 7y
TheKidUpstairs @SpeculativeFemale no, I don't know that series! But my interest is piqued! 7y
TheKidUpstairs @SpeculativeFemale which is the first book in the series? 7y
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diovival 😉 7y
ChasingOm The Iron Druid series is SO GOOD! If you do audiobooks, I highly recommend reading them that way. (edited) 7y
TheKidUpstairs @ChasingOm I am way to easily distracted to do audio books! But they sound like super fun reads 😀 7y
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