Riff Format:Paperback

Riff Format:PaperbackRiff explores the turbulent life of the Caribbean musician and poet Shake Keane (1927 97). A trend setting but troubled Caribbean icon, he absorbed many of the themes of the 20th century colonialism, migration and masculinity. Each of them found expression in his work. Born in St Vincent, he migrated to London in the early 1950s where he became an important figure in the free form jazz scene. A return to his birthplace was blighted by politics, and

Of Sea takes the form of a poetic bestiary of creatures living beneath

and his numerous books included The Coming World War

save Johnny from himself

and we always will

those lights

44-page feature on contemporary Algerian literature

It all began with some ruminations prompted by a dog

as geological forms and feathered Amerindian goddesses

Autumn/Winter 2008

his poems for grown-ups are less well known

he writes honestly about all the challenges

Agatha sees only danger