A collection of short stories and poems that reflect the power of Black ink! This is the first anthology published by Commonword dedicated solely to the work Black and Asian writers.
“Black and Priceless is part of an uprising, an uprising of the voice of a people whose voice has been supressed.”
– Benjamin Zephaniah
Tank yu Breddah Garvey
Tank yu sah
Tank yu fi tell I bout Africa
If I neva see yu
I nu know wah I wudda duh.
Far yu was de first one
To tell I n I bout I homeland
An ever since dat day
I became a new man
A real man
A African
How dignified and proud I am
To be a member of de race
Dat first gave dis world civilisation
Tank yu breddah Garvey
Tank yu sah
Tank yu fi tell I bout Africa
– Taken from ‘Tank Yu Breddah Garvey’ by Patrick Elly
Work by Cindy Artiste, Deepa Banerjee, Debjani Chatterjee, Patrick Elly, Karryn Ewers, Sua Huab, Peter Kalu, Fitz Lewis, John Lyons, Jenny MacDonald, Donna Montague, Monika Montsho, Nayaba Aghebo, Sally Neaser, Pauline Omoboye, Qaisra Shahraz, Lemn Sissay, Maxine Bennett, Bashshas Mubarik, Georgina Pemberton, Anne-Marie Thompson
Featured writers:
Cindy Artiste (d.?)Deepa BanerjeeDebjani ChatterjeePatrick EllyKarryn EwersSua HuabSua HuabFitz LewisJohn LyonsJenny MacDonaldDonna MontagueQuibilah Montsho (d.2014)Nayaba AghedoSally NeaserPauline OmoboyeQaisra ShahrazLemn SissayBashshas MubarikGeorgina PembertonAnne-Marie Thompson
