It started with a dream.
I grew up in Dundas, Ontario. My family was the only Pakistani Muslim family in the whole town. And during the ‘60s it was brutal – the racism was in your face. Books in school were my refuge. 

— Rukhsana Khan, Interview with Ian Ferrier

Clifton Joseph

Bio

  • Award-winning poet, journalist and broadcaster.
  • Founding member of the Dub poetry movement in Canada. 
  • Performed extensively in North America, Britain and the Caribbean.
  • Author of a book of poems, Metropolitan Blues, an album of poetry and music, Oral Trans/missions, and the video, Pimps
  • His poems have been included in numerous audio and written anthologies.

In this lesson

  • Slo Mo
  • I Remember Back Home
  • Interview