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Lillian Allen (born 5 April 1951) is a Canadian dub poet, reggae musician, writer and Juno Award winner. [1] Biography. Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, she left that country in 1969, first moving to New York City, where she studied English at the City University of New York. [2] .
Lillian Allen — grassroots artist, cultural activist and university professor — is considered a godmother of rap/hiphop, dub and spoken word.
Lillian Allen. Poet. Educator. Spoken Word Performer. Some things only get better with age, and dub poet. Lillian Allen continues to define the form and explore its leading innovative edge. She has performed her work in many major venues in North America taking poetry to larger and larger audiences.
28 de ene. de 2022 · Lillian Allen is a groundbreaking artist in spoken word, poetry and dub. Allen is one of the leading creative Black feminist voices in Canada, a two-time Juno award-winning recording artist, a...
The 7th Poet Laureate of Toronto, Lillian Allen is a professor of creative writing at Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD). Two time JUNO Award winner and trailblazer in the field of spoken word and dub poetry, Allen artistically explores the aesthetics of old and new sounds in music to create her distinctive leading edge brand ...
Allen is one of Canada’s leading innovators of “dub poetry,” a poetic form that draws on vernacular language and political content and is sometimes set to music.
7 de ene. de 2010 · Lillian Allen, poet, vocalist, lyricist, community activist, teacher (born 5 February 1951 in Kingston, Jamaica). Lillian Allen is Canada's foremost dub poet, performing verses on social and political issues in a rhythmic, declamatory vocal style to reggae accompaniment.
