| James Berry (b. 1924) spent his childhood in a village in Jamaica, before working in the United States, finally settling in Britain in 1948 where he has remained ever since. One of the first black writers in Britain to achieve wider recognition, Berry rose to prominence in 1981 when he won the National Poetry Competition. His five collections of poetry and his stories and poems for children have been widely acclaimed. As an editor of two influential anthologies, Berry has been at the forefront of championing West Indian/British writing and his role as an educator has had a significant impact in mediating that community's experience to the wider society. Berry was awarded an OBE in 1990.
1 Folk Proverbs Found Poems 1.11
2 Rough Sketch Beginning 1.11
3 Just Being 0.28
4 Spirits of Movement 1.51
5 My Arrival 1.40
6 Night Comes Too Soon 1.27
7 Chain of Days 6.44
8 A Schooled Fatherhood 2.28
9 Early Days Thinking Is Only So Much 1.24
10 Defendant in a Jamaican Court 1.27
11 Villager's Independence: 2 2.12
12 Haiku Moments: 1 0.58
13 Flame and Water 1.02
14 Boolooloops 2.33
15 Ol Style Freedom 1.42
16 Words of a Jamaican Laas Moment Them 1.45
17 Words at My Mother's Funeral 4.30
18 Haiku Moments: 3 2.07
19 In God's Greatest Country, 1945 2.54
20 Old Man in New Country 1.18
21 In-a Brixtan Markit 1.29
22 Lucy's Letter 2.53
23 Thinkin Loud-Loud 1.42
24 It's Me Man 0.54
25 Starapple Time Starapple Trees 1.25
26 On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955 1.43
27 New World Colonial Child 4.49
28 Benediction 0.40
Total length of the recording 57.00
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