Rather than telling a linear story about characters, "Dis Poem" tells the story of .
Watch Mutabaruka deliver his iconic, high-energy performance of 'Dis Poem' on HBO's Def Poetry Jam: Def Poetry: Mutabaruka- Dis Poem (Official Video) Poetical Tv YouTube• Mar 16, 2010 MUTABARUKA | DIS POEM
: It begins by addressing the "wretched sea" that brought slave ships to Caribbean shores and the cries of mothers for their children lost to that sea.
: "Dis Poem" is a prime example of dub poetry, which prioritizes orality over traditional European literary rules. It uses Jamaican Patois, lacks standard punctuation, and is meant to be performed to a reggae-inspired beat.
is the most famous work by the renowned Jamaican Rastafari dub poet Mutabaruka . First released in 1986, the poem is a powerful, rhythmic critique of historical and systemic oppression, designed to be heard and felt as much as understood. The Narrative of "Dis Poem"
: It invokes a pantheon of revolutionary figures, including Malcolm X , Marcus Garvey , Patrice Lumumba , Jomo Kenyatta , and Haile Selassie .