Now and Then

£9.99

Gil Scott-Heron

The message of this collection of poetry is black, political, historically accurate, urgent, uncompromising and mature and as relevant now as it was when Scott-Heron started, back in the early seventies.

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Description

One glance at Now and Then and it becomes evident that this is not merely a collection of a songwriter’s lyrics. The song-poems of this undisputed “bluesologist” triumphantly stand on their own, evoking the rhythm and urgency which have distinguished Gil Scott-Heron’s career.

This, the first ever collection of his poems to be published in Britain, carries the reader from the global topics of political hypocrisy and the dangers posed by capitalist culture to painfully personal themes and the realities of modern day life. His message is black, political, historically accurate, urgent, uncompromising and mature and as relevant now as it was when he started, back in the early seventies.

Additional information

Weight 158 g
Dimensions 21.4 × 13.5 × 1 cm
Author

Publisher

Canongate

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

96

Language

English

Edition

Main

Dewey

811.54 (edition:21)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K