Dis | Poem

is the most famous work by the renowned Jamaican Rastafari dub poet Mutabaruka . First released in 1986, the poem is a powerful, rhythmic critique of historical and systemic oppression, designed to be heard and felt as much as understood. The Narrative of "Dis Poem"

: The poem claims to be "copied from" diverse sources—the Bible, prayer books, the New York Times, and even CIA/KGB files—to show its relevance to all facets of human life and surveillance. Dis Poem

: The poem describes itself as "knives, bombs, guns, blood, fire blazing for freedom" and likens its rhythm to a drum or a shanty. Themes and Style is the most famous work by the renowned

Watch Mutabaruka deliver his iconic, high-energy performance of 'Dis Poem' on HBO's Def Poetry Jam: Def Poetry: Mutabaruka- Dis Poem (Official Video) Poetical Tv YouTube• Mar 16, 2010 MUTABARUKA | DIS POEM : The poem describes itself as "knives, bombs,

: It rebels against man-made divisions like "First," "Second," and "Third World" and expresses outrage against apartheid , racism , fascism , and the Ku Klux Klan .

: It begins by addressing the "wretched sea" that brought slave ships to Caribbean shores and the cries of mothers for their children lost to that sea.