Poetry As Performing Art in the English-Speaking Caribbean
POETRY AS A PERFORMING ART IN THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING CARIBBEAN by JULIE PEARN UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD, OCTOBER 1985 Thesis submitted in part fulfilment of the examination requirements for the degree of PhD. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am deeply conscious of the fact that this thesis is a product of many minds, and wish to express my heartfelt appreciation of all those who shared ideas with me and so generously allowed re access to their personal collections of sound and printed materials. Others have been great facilitators, making the task of familiarizing myself with the field much easier than it might otherwise have been. I am grateful for the constructive criticism I have received, and the support and friendship which reinforced my belief in what I was doing. I express my appreciation to the Department of Education and Science and the University of Sheffield for the bursaries which made my study trip to the Caribbean possible. I would also like to thank those who took care of me in so many different ways during my stay . In particular, my thanks to: Christopher Heywood (my supervisor), Eddie Kamau Brathwaite, Mervyn Morris, Christiane Keane, Gordon Rohlehr, Maureen Warner Lewis, Velma Pollard, Evelyn O'Callaghan, Anson Gonzalez, Pearl Eintou Springer, James Lee Wah, Garth White and all the staff at the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica, Billie Goldstraw, Marjorie Thorpe, the staff of the Radio Unit, Mona, Anne Walmsley, John La Rose, Andrew Salkey, Miss Lou, Oku Onuora, the late Michael Smith, Mutabaruka, Brian and Icelyn Meeks, Joe Ruglass, Abdul Malik, Claudette Richardson, Chris De Riggs, Jacob Ross, Merle Collins, Marc Matthews, Honor Forde- Smith, Bruce St.
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