Article 5N0R3 Jamaican dub poet Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze dies aged 65

Jamaican dub poet Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze dies aged 65

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Harry Taylor
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Influential pioneer touched audiences through performance, books, albums - and even Poems on the Underground

The pioneering Jamaican dub poet Jean Binta" Breeze has died aged 65, her agents have confirmed.

Breeze, considered one of the most important and influential contemporary poets, was a regular performer at literary festivals in both the UK and across the world.

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