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Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze Claimed Madness, Rainbow and Song

August 8, 2021

Originally posted on Jamaica Woman Tongue:
In her poem “Red Rebel Song,” Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze created a familiar character sounding a lot like her own self: “I is de red rebel woman accepting I madness declaring I song nah siddung eena attic tek no fire bun I singing it loud I singing it long Think…

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