"The Almighty God is a dub poet"

Thirty-four years after UNESCO sponsored the first ever dub poetry conference in Paris, dub poetry trailblazer Yasus Afari is calling for a renaissance of the form. At a recent conference in the West Indies titled “If Hearts Could Talk,” Afari and his contemporaries discussed the social significance of Dub, and why the world needs more of it:

From the Jamaica Observer:

The purpose of this gathering was to help Jamaican writers-of-the-word find their own voice, realise the power within, and develop ways to utilise its strength. The friends of Yasus Afari on hand were—Steppa, Cherry Natural, Ras Rod, The M.A.D Poet (aka Melissa A Dean), Neto formerly of Royal African Soldiers, musician Stevie Golding, Gina Rey Forest and many more.

Yasus Afari asserted that Jah, the Almighty God is a dub poet, as he is the author and the master of words. Quoting the scripture in St John chapter 1: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God and the words took on flesh and dwelled among man. . . So right now we a declared and brand Jah, the Almighty God as a dub poet, the author and the master of words as of today . . . "