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Poetry Everywhere  "Tornado Child" by Kwame Dawes

Kwame Dawes, a writer, actor, and musician, reads his poem "Tornado Child." Details

 
 

Program: Poetry Everywhere

Episode: "Tornado Child" by Kwame Dawes

Kwame Dawes, a prolific poet, playwright, novelist, actor, and musician, was born in Ghana in 1962, and grew up in Jamaica, where the "reggae aesthetic" had a profound and lasting impact on the direction of his work. "Tornado Child" is from a collection of poems based on Dawes' conversations with the elders of Sumter, South Carolina.

Duration: (2:26)
Premiere Date: 04/01/2011
Episode Expires: Fri 01 Apr 2016
TV Rating: TV-G


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