"explorerthedog" <exp1943@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Paul Laurence Dunbar Website Releases New Version Of Dialect Poem
> "When Malindy Sings," In Near-Standard English, With MP3 Readings
>
> The website PaulLaurenceDunbar.net has released a new version of Paul
> Laurence Dunbar's classic dialect poem, "When Malindy Sings," written
> in Near-Standard English, by Rev. Bill McGinnis, a student and admirer
> of Dunbar and owner of the website.
>
> "This beautiful poem of Dunbar's was originally written in slavery
> dialect," said McGinnis. "It is perhaps his most famous and best
> loved poem, even though the use of Dialect has been criticized by
> many, as demeaning to African-Americans."
This point is often raised when someone sequesters the writing, music
or art of another culture. Paul Simon did it in recent times in South
Africa.
Without it we would not have "Porgy and Bess" or "Showboat".
Or the blues, or soul... as it is today....
Most likely cultural borrowing is the norm- the rule rather than the
exception.
Thank you for presenting this song by Paul Laurence Dunbar....
pob bendith
Many blessings
David.
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