Jacqueline Crooks: Decolonising English, Finding Your Inner Voice and Dub Reggae's Legacy

from San Clemente · host Grace Bailey

Women's Prize Shortlisted Author Jacqueline Crooks talks about her stunning debut Fire Rush. It's a love letter to Black British music in the 70's and the people who made it. She shares her journey to finding her voice, writing advice, methods of decolonising the English language and her iconic wardrobe of one-off pieces. Pages discussed in the intro: 167-68, 180-81 Check out Dionne Edwards' interview and Tim Mackenzie-Smith's Cymande interview.

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