Drum skin whip
lash, master's sun's
cutting edge of
heat, taut
surfaces of things
I sing
I shout
I groan
I dream
about.


Rites of Passage (1967). Prelude to I, Work Songs and Blues

Kamau Brathwaite Quotes

Drum skin whip lash, master's sun's cutting edge of heat, taut surfaces of things I sing I shout I groan I dream about.

Drum skin whip lash, master's sun's cutting edge of heat, taut surfaces of things I sing I shout I groan I dream about.

Drum skin whip lash, master's sun's cutting edge of heat, taut surfaces of things I sing I shout I groan I dream about.

Drum skin whip lash, master's sun's cutting edge of heat, taut surfaces of things I sing I shout I groan I dream about.