Evening Time
Poets & Passion
Talking Dub
Featuring: JaBEZ and Osageyefo

Wednesday, May, 28 @ 7pm

Our monthly after-work, open-mic, poets an lovers of the spoken word spotlights Dub Poetry with two of the most talented proponents in the New York area: JaBEZ and Osageyefo.

With it’s hypnotic mix of spoken word, reggae music and social consciousness, the Dub Poetry genre, coming out of the urban ghettos of Jamaica, has influenced writers throughout the Caribbean and internationally.

The session also sees the launch of JaBEZ’s latest collection of poems, Rainwata – Unda e poem tree.

Central Branch – Dweck Center
Brooklyn Public Library
Grand Army Plaza (Eastern Pkway & Flatbush Ave)

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Written by Godfrey Sealy.
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Box Office: 718-488-1624 Group Rates: 718-783-8345
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Central Branch – Brooklyn Public Library
718-783-8345 / 718-262-3750