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Series 3 Episode 3: Raymond Maxwell
The Prize for Unpublished Writers of Colour now accepts manuscripts in non-fiction.
In this third series of podcasts in support of Morley College’s Prize for Unpublished Writers of Colour, Dr Florence Marfo speaks to world–travelled Raymond Maxwell. Raymond’s love of literature has been a constant in his life. Learning to read and write at a very young age, Raymond has said ‘I’ve never not known what to do with a book’. When Florence catches up with him, they discuss reading, his own writing and his love of August Wilson’s work. See here for a list of books and poems referred to during their chat: Mark Twain: Huckleberry Finn, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: ‘The Psalm of Life’ W.E. B. Du Bois: The Souls of Black Folk, Paul Laurence Dunbar: ‘We Wear the Mask’, Jessica George: Maame, Zora Neale Hurston: Their Eyes Were Watching God , Gene Andrew Jarrett: Paul Laurence Dunbar: The Life and Times of a Caged Bird, Raymond Maxwell ‘Not a Concrete Poem Sonnet’ in On Lockdown: Poetry of the Pandemic 2020+, Ntozake Shange: Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo, Booker T. Washington: Up From Slavery August Wilson: Jitney.
Note that this episode contains strong language at the following time stamps:
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