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by Inua Ellams
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The second in the ground-breaking mouthmark series, 13 Fairy Negro Tales is written in language that has roots in Keats, hip hop rhymes and Shakespearean narrative, and has become a runaway bestseller - with over 1500 copies sold since its release. To mark the third anniversary of its release and the début of a stage show, The 14th Tale, based on the book, this special edition run of only 313 copies is lovingly produced with individual illustrations by the author to accompany each poem.Each of the books is numbered by hand and you can buy numbers 1-20 exclusively on this site.
Extract:
from 13 fairy negro tales
...on long bus rides
I close my eyes and try to hear drumbeats
from Nigeria- the mother land calling.
I be like "yes mum, I'm hearing ya"
It's like some ciphered world
with armies of sounds
and underground cultures
with talon-less vultures
trying to pierce my skin
and place talking drums within. But Hip Hop takes over
and my head bobs to the beat
of a different soldier
and it's gotten colder
on this side of thought
'cause now
I hear dreams money bought.
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