By Simone Morgan-Lindo—  Mutabaruka— DUB poet and radio personality Mutabaruka will be one of several people honored at the Jamaica Poetry Festival scheduled for the Louise Bennett Garden Theater in St Andrew, on August 14. The Rastafarian poet is slated to be the inaugural recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. Festival organiser, Yasus Afari said the tribute to the dub poet was a fitting one, due to his contribution to the arts over the years. “He has been a principal person, not only in this event but he is also very instrumental in Poetry in Motion for the last 13 years. We want to celebrate people who have been consistent in pioneering and developing the arts. He has used his poems to empower and motivate others,” Afari told Jamaica Observer. Mutabaruka is known for his hard-hitting … Read entire article »