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Teaching Caribbean Poetry will inform and inspire readers with a
love for, and understanding of, the dynamic world of Caribbean
poetry. This unique volume sets out to enable secondary English
teachers and their students to engage with a wide range of poetry,
past and present; to understand how histories of the Caribbean
underpin the poetry and relate to its interpretation; and to
explore how Caribbean poetry connects with environmental issues.
Written by literary experts with extensive classroom experience,
this lively and accessible book is immersed in classroom practice,
and examines: * popular aspects of Caribbean poetry, such as
performance poetry; * different forms of Caribbean language; * the
relationship between music and poetry; * new voices, as well as
well-known and distinguished poets, including John Agard (winner of
the Queen's Medal for Poetry, 2012), Kamau Brathwaite, Lorna
Goodison, Olive Senior and Derek Walcott; * the crucial themes
within Caribbean poetry such as inequality, injustice, racism,
'othering', hybridity, diaspora and migration; * the place of
Caribbean poetry on the GCSE/CSEC and CAPE syllabi, covering
appropriate themes, poetic forms and poets for exam purposes.
Throughout this absorbing book, the authors aim to combat the
widespread 'fear' of teaching poetry, enabling teachers to teach it
with confidence and enthusiasm and helping students to experience
the rewards of listening to, reading, interpreting, performing and
writing Caribbean poetry.
Teaching Caribbean Poetry will inform and inspire readers with a
love for, and understanding of, the dynamic world of Caribbean
poetry. This unique volume sets out to enable secondary English
teachers and their students to engage with a wide range of poetry,
past and present; to understand how histories of the Caribbean
underpin the poetry and relate to its interpretation; and to
explore how Caribbean poetry connects with environmental issues.
Written by literary experts with extensive classroom experience,
this lively and accessible book is immersed in classroom practice,
and examines: * popular aspects of Caribbean poetry, such as
performance poetry; * different forms of Caribbean language; * the
relationship between music and poetry; * new voices, as well as
well-known and distinguished poets, including John Agard (winner of
the Queen's Medal for Poetry, 2012), Kamau Brathwaite, Lorna
Goodison, Olive Senior and Derek Walcott; * the crucial themes
within Caribbean poetry such as inequality, injustice, racism,
'othering', hybridity, diaspora and migration; * the place of
Caribbean poetry on the GCSE/CSEC and CAPE syllabi, covering
appropriate themes, poetic forms and poets for exam purposes.
Throughout this absorbing book, the authors aim to combat the
widespread 'fear' of teaching poetry, enabling teachers to teach it
with confidence and enthusiasm and helping students to experience
the rewards of listening to, reading, interpreting, performing and
writing Caribbean poetry.
Heart of the Race is a powerful corrective to a version of
Britain's history from which black women have long been excluded.
It reclaims and records black women's place in that history,
documenting their day-to-day struggles, their experiences of
education, work and health care, and the personal and political
struggles they have waged to preserve a sense of identity and
community. First published in 1985 and winner of the Martin Luther
King Memorial Prize that year, Heart of the Race is a testimony to
the collective experience of black women in Britain, and their
relationship to the British state throughout its long history of
slavery, empire and colonialism. This new edition includes an
introduction by Lola Okolosie and an interview with the authors,
chaired by Heidi Mirza, focusing on the impact of their book since
publication, and its continuing relevance today.
"Between Two Grammars builds on earlier works in the field of
language learning and teaching and brings new ideas about language
teaching in a Creole-speaking environment. Using Jamaica as the
example, the history of education is examined with a view to
explaining some of the current attitudes to schooling and the
objections to accepting Jamaican Creole (Patois/Patwa) as a
necessary part of the consciousness of the classroom teacher.
Constructed with an understanding of the unique requirements for
language teaching in the Caribbean, whilst integrating theory and
practice, Dr Byan s recommendations in Between Two Grammars are the
result of years of research within the fields of sociolinguistics,
language education, Caribbean history and teacher education.
Educators, whether in training or in practice; and Education
policymakers will find Between Two Grammars not only an enriching
presentation of the nature of language debates in the Caribbean but
also an empowering tool for improved language teaching practice. "
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