Trickster Poem by Kwame Dawes
Channel: Neyooxetusei Dreamer
Date: 2021-06-07

There are two Trickster poems by this author, and this is my favorite, the other one is called Trickster III. Bio: (http://kwamedawes.com) Kwame Dawes is the author of twenty books of poetry and numerous other books of fiction, criticism, and essays. Born in Ghana in 1962, the Dawes family moved to Jamaica in 1971 and he spent most of his childhood and early adult life in Jamaica. He is a writer of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and plays. As a poet, he is profoundly influenced by the rhythms and textures of Jamacia which formed his childhood. Like all great poets, their art inspires our path as we can relate to their stories and poems. 

His most recent collection, City of Bones: A Testament (Northwestern University Press) will appear in 2017. He is Glenna Luschei Editor of Prairie Schooner and teaches at the University of Nebraska and the Pacific MFA Program.  He is Director of the African Poetry Book Fund and Artistic Director of the Calabash International Literary Festival. Often called 'the busiest man in literature', Kwame will celebrate the publication of eight new books in 2016-2017.