Pucko Poetry

Pucko Poetry
Pucko Poetry
London, England – Akira Press Publications Limited has published a book of Jamaican dub poetry by Faada Johnson titled Pucko Poetry (ISBN: 0947638555).

The poems are written from a new and powerful poetic form called “Cuss Poems”.

Pucko Poetry is influenced by the oratory and potency of the Pocomina Churches in Jamaica.””Faada Johnson was born in Kingston Jamaica in 1962 and was educated at Savanna-La-Mar High School, Westmoreland, Jamaica. He arrived to England in 1980 and started writing fulltime in 1983.

In 1984 Faada Johnson published his first collection of poems Deadly Ending Season (Akira Press Publications) and completed a Dub Poetry Album – Pucko Music in 2003. FAADA Johnson has taught in many schools, colleges, universities, community groups, and worked as Ethnic Advisor to Westminster Council, promoting African consciousness and African Caribbean Literature, Music and Culture. Pucko Poetry is his first full length collection for 19 years.

Author: Angel Romero

Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.

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