Contents
Groundation
The Shrug of Jah
Establishing the Metre
Quashie’s Verse
Unsettled
What the Mapmaker Ought to Know
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The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion i. in which the cartographer explains himself 16 ii. in which the rastaman disagrees 17 iii. 18 iv. 19 v. in which the rastaman offers an invitation 20 vi. 21 vii. 22 viii. 23 A Prayer for the Unflummoxed Beaver 24
ix. in which the cartographer travels lengths and breadths
Place Name: Me-No-Sen-You-No-Come
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x. in which the cartographer asks for directions 27 xi. 28 A Ghazal for the Tethered Goats 30 Roads 31
xii. in which the rastaman begins to feel uncomfortable xiii.
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Place Name: Swamp
For the Croaking Lizards
Place Name: Wait-A-Bit xv.
xvi. in which every song is singing Zion xvii.
Place Name: Shotover
Place Name: Corn Puss Gap xviii.
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