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“One of the most important writers working today.” Dr Obaro Ejimiwe aka Ghostpoet
“Joshua Idehen is in the tradition of Gil Scott-Heron. Like Gil, his recorded poems withstand the requirements of the page in their form, orchestration and impact. This could easily have been called Battle Song Book for the way it inspires the reader to rally against the wrongs, historical and present, of this world. Songbook feels like a large, black, tattered flag, running at enemy hordes, screaming, It’s on.” Roger Robinson
“The griot has committed to the page, and it’s like watching a good man turn himself inside out. Idehen gives us his whole heart: furious, loving, dark, tender, uncompromising, funny, fuck-you lyrics. It’s a work that cares about you and the world. I promise, a few Idehen songs before bedtime will leave you feeling revolutionary…” Leone Ross
“A writer whose poems leap from the page. A melody we tune ourselves to, whether in struggle or liberation. The ask is to be present, through it all.” Yomi Ṣode
“The poet laureate of UK jazz.” Kate Hutchinson, The Guardian
OUT 24TH OCTOBER 2024
ISBN: (Paperback) 978-1-913268-60-2 (ePub) 978-1-913268-61-9
