Selah Jarrett Keith
Selah Jarrett Keith The Hebrew-derived word Selah appears as a musical interlude in the Psalms, often meaning 'stop and consider', and is used in other contexts, religious and secular. Humour and sex…
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Selah Jarrett Keith
The Hebrew-derived word Selah appears as a musical interlude in the Psalms, often meaning 'stop and consider', and is used in other contexts, religious and secular. Humour and sex punctuate social commentary ('Gay Poem' and 'No Timewasters') throughout. This collection brings together poems that combine musical intrigue with history and desire, from organ recitals ('Resonances' and 'When the Roll is Called') to teenage gospel hip-hop ('Hip-hop Salvation').
'In Selah, Jarrett interrogates what is lost when one seeks to shape something new - namely his Black British Identity - from disparate ingredients such as migrant parents, a religious Above all, Selah asks the reader to stop and consider, pausing at the fault lines in relationships and intimacy ('Making Light') and transgression ('Transfiguration'), asking difficult questions and holding them to the light.