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The Rastalogy of l&l: Writing into l-finity

The Rastalogy of l&l: Writing into l-finity T h e R a s t a l o g y o f I Se I : W r i t i n g i n t o I - f i n i t y M a r c i a D o u g l a s I have crossed an ocean / 1 have lost m y ton gue / fro m the ro o t o f an old one / a new one has sp ru n g .1 am on a packed bus in Kingston; the radio blasts a Lee Scratch Perry tun e and I sit next to a Rasta w o m an w h o holds a bag o f ju n e plum s on her knee. We are tw o to one seat, so I'm close against the w indo w . Each tim e the d rive r brakes, w e both tilt fo rw a rd. At Crossroads the m usic stops and the 3 o'clock news comes on: tw o gunm e n are at large; there is a police roadblock up ahead on Hagley Park Rd.The delay in the heat is long and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png English Language Notes Duke University Press

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Copyright
Copyright © 2011 Regents of the University of Colorado
ISSN
0013-8282
eISSN
2573-3575
DOI
10.1215/00138282-49.2.111
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Abstract

T h e R a s t a l o g y o f I Se I : W r i t i n g i n t o I - f i n i t y M a r c i a D o u g l a s I have crossed an ocean / 1 have lost m y ton gue / fro m the ro o t o f an old one / a new one has sp ru n g .1 am on a packed bus in Kingston; the radio blasts a Lee Scratch Perry tun e and I sit next to a Rasta w o m an w h o holds a bag o f ju n e plum s on her knee. We are tw o to one seat, so I'm close against the w indo w . Each tim e the d rive r brakes, w e both tilt fo rw a rd. At Crossroads the m usic stops and the 3 o'clock news comes on: tw o gunm e n are at large; there is a police roadblock up ahead on Hagley Park Rd.The delay in the heat is long and

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English Language NotesDuke University Press

Published: Sep 1, 2011

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