Face

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This was a small, East London based publishing co-operative that were keen on publishing poets who were rooted in their communities.

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In his collection Propa Proaganda (1996), ‘Terrible World’ plays on Louis Armstrong’s ‘Wonderful World’, and opens with the words: ‘I’ve seen streets of blood …’. NMP works closely with community campaigns that have a real base within the black community and are able to mobilise support in a way that high profile media campaigns or other initiatives cannot.Phakama is committed to the practice of cultural exchange and the celebration of shared experiences; by promoting a non-hierarchical educational philosophy through the medium of the arts and training participants to become the Phakama facilitators of the future. I read this book ages ago but I remember that it scarred me for life (but in a good way) and made me appreciate things more. Many of the poems in Too Black, Too Strong (2001) were inspired by his tenure as Poet in Residence at the chambers of London barrister Michael Mansfield QC and by his attendance at both the inquiry into the 'Bloody Sunday' shootings and the inquiry into the death of Ricky Reel, an Asian student found dead in the Thames. It is a special honor that the queen awards to people who have made a great contribution to British society. I thought that they were interesting and unique characters and I would have loved to learn more about them.

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Can you imagine waking up in a hospital, and not even knowing for sure whether you have still got all your limbs?

Critical reception for Face has been mixed to positive, with Booklist saying "Martin's personal growth may lack literary finesse, but his struggle to overcome adversity will still involve some readers. And although his old friends melted away from him, I was glad that Martin was able to make other friends. In May 2011, Zephaniah accepted a year-long position as poet-in-residence at Keats House in Hampstead, London, his first residency role for more than ten years.