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DANE SWAN READS “PARKDALE SNOWSTORM”

Reading and reviewing Dane Swan’s book Bending The Continuum was a pleasure.   My interview with Swan was just as much fun.   Hear Dane Swan read Parkdale Snowstorm. Watch, SHARE, Tweet, enjoy. Subscribe to the Black Coffee Poet YOUTUBE … Continue reading

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INTERVIEW WITH DANE SWAN

Dane Swan was born and raised in Bermuda to a Bermudian father and Jamaican mother. Visiting family involved trips to small villages in Jamaica and big cities like New York.  The great story-tellers he heard in these communities were his … Continue reading

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BENDING THE CONTINUUM

Bending The Continuum By Dane Swan Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Meeting Dane Swan before absorbing his book gave me an idea of what I was going to be reading: well written poems that didn’t pull punches. The Pugilist is … Continue reading

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MESHACH HARVEY READS “A RUDE AWAKENING”: A MEMOIR PIECE ABOUT MIXED-RACE IDENTITY AND RACISM

Meshach Harvey Was Born in Toronto, Canada in 1988. He is of mixed race ancestry. His father is of Black Jamaican descent and his mother is of Finnish descent. Meshach is currently a fourth year Honours History major at York … Continue reading

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INTERVIEW WITH 3 CITY POET WHITNEY FRENCH

Whitney French is a writer based in the Toronto area although she does most of her eating, sleeping and actual writing in her hide-out north of the city: Bradford, ON. Her interests include reading and writing. She graduated from Concordia … Continue reading

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HONOURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: AN INTERVIEW WITH ROOTS REGGAE STAR RUPERT HARVEY AND A REVIEW OF “MAPLE LEAF RAG”

Maple Leaf Rag Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos “I chose Maple Leaf Rag as my book’s title because if it fuses jazz music with our national symbology. While the title celebrates the unity of black culture and Canadian culture, it … Continue reading

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