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About John La Rose
John is well-known as a poet, essayist, publisher, and film maker. He has been editor-in-chief of New Beacon Books from its inception. He is also chair of the George Padmore Institute, an educational library and research centre housing materials relating to the black community of Caribbean, African and Asian descent, in Britain and continental Europe. 'As a writer, publisher and cultural activist,' says the Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o, 'John La Rose has helped in the growth of many writers in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and America. Rarely has anybody come into contact with him without being affected by his generous, searching, modern renaissance spirit.' Read these essays by John La Rose Back to Archives |