num_pages: 544
description: Christine is a real... Whitegirl. A SERIOUS DUTCH WHITEGIRL! But she's our Whitegirl! Umar Bin Hassan one of The Last PoetsEven readers unfamiliar with The Last Poets historic significance as building blocks of the hip-hop and rap movement will instantly find this novel a compelling read. The Last Poets were self-proclaimed prophets of hope and change. The band was formed in 1968 against an incendiary backdrop of the black power movement and murders of Martin Luther King Kennedy and Malcolm X. Today their socio-political lyrics have a renewed sense of urgency rallying loud and clear against the fear-based politics of the Trump-era. Christine Otten spent three months travelling across the United States interviewing members of The Last Poets their families friends and musicians. She describes their impoverished childhoods their love lives successes and failures in this beautifully written sensuously swinging biopic-style novel.The debut spoken word album by The Last Poets is one of my all-time favorite albums.David Bowie
language: English
title: The Last Poets
publisher: World Editions