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Dawes, who doubled as host for Ungu Malunga Man: Musings on Don Drummond, ended the readings with a multi-part poem, each section of which covered a different year, including 1964, 1968 and 1982. And it was he who posed the question to the panel of poets which led to a general discussion - including audience input - that took up the rest of the afternoon.
Goodison was first to respond to Dawes' query of why Drummond remains an active subject in the writing of Jamaican poets. Her immediate response was that Drummond "belongs with the great tragic heroes." There was also his innate star quality, as Goodison said "if you saw him on the stage, you did not look at anyone else ... Some people just have that star quality".
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/e...rummonds-music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6gY5543FQ8
Goodison was first to respond to Dawes' query of why Drummond remains an active subject in the writing of Jamaican poets. Her immediate response was that Drummond "belongs with the great tragic heroes." There was also his innate star quality, as Goodison said "if you saw him on the stage, you did not look at anyone else ... Some people just have that star quality".
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/e...rummonds-music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6gY5543FQ8