Kei Miller
Book Shambles
On today’s episode Robin is joined by author and poet Kei Miller to talk about his new collection of essays, Things I Have Withheld. They chat about the fear of writing such an honest book, how criticism and expectations of self differs from country to country, favourite Jamaican poets and much more.
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Reading List
Books recommended this week include:
Things I Have Withheld by Kei Miller
Begin Again by Eddie Glaude Jr
The writings of James Baldwin
The work of Langston Hughes
The poetry of Lorna Goodison
The poetry of Emily Dickinson
The writing of Earl Lovelace
The poetry of W. S. Merwin
The poetry of Dionne Brand
The poetry of Derek Walcott
The poetry of Kamau Brathwaite
The work of Toni Morrison
Augustown by Kei Miller
The work of David Malouf
Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates
The work of belle hooks
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