单词 | dub poetry |
释义 | > as lemmasdub poetry 2. A type of performance poetry, characterized by a reggae rhythm in delivery and the use of Jamaican English or Jamaican Creole, and originally performed with an accompaniment of dub music (see sense 1). Chiefly as a modifier, as in dub poet, dub poetry, etc.Dub poetry builds on the tradition of the DJ's toast (toast n.3 2) over dub tracks, but is often performed without any musical accompaniment, and dub poets also publish their work in written form. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > recitation of poetry > [noun] > recitation accompanied by jazz or other music jazz poetry1919 jazzetry1959 dub1976 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > recitation of poetry > [noun] > recitation accompanied by jazz or other music > one who dub poet1976 1976 L. K. Johnson in Race & Class Spring 405 Songs of hope in suffering, songs of utter despair, songs of praise, songs of defiance, dread dub-poetry, songs that speak of the historical endurance of the black Jamaican, songs that are as prophetic as they are true—such is the nature of the poetry of Jamaican music. 1982 D. Sutcliffe Brit. Black Eng. ii. 63 Johnson has..brought his poetry to young Black people on record, where it becomes a kind of ‘dub’. 1982 New Musical Express 30 Oct. 19/1 I consider Louise Bennett to be the mother of the young dub poets. 2019 Evening Standard (Nexis) 10 Apr. Zephaniah is one of the foremost writers in Britain, whose dub poetry has been tackling societal issues since the 80s. < as lemmas |
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