Clifton Joseph is a

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dub poet."Scat, rap, soca, soul, a dub poet sings it all". ''

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'', April 5, 1988. He is most noted for his 1989 album ''Oral/Trans/Missions'', from which the song "Chuckie Prophesy" was a shortlisted

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finalist for Best Reggae Recording at the

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. A native of

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, Joseph moved to Canada with his family in the 1970s."Dub poet Clifton Joseph; Verse comes at so many syllables to the bar". ''

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'', September 6, 1992. He published the poetry book ''Metropolitan Blues'' in 1983, but has been associated primarily with performance poetry. Alongside

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and Devon Haughton, he was one of the pioneers of dub poetry in Canada; the three collaborated on the compilation album ''De Dub Poets'' in 1982."Clifton Joseph to perform at Dub Trinity tonight". ''

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'', March 27, 2003. Joseph has also been a broadcaster and journalist, including stints as a correspondent for

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's literary program ''

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'', as a reporter for

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's news series '' Undercurrents'', ''

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'' and '' The National'', and as a writer for the ''

'' and ''

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''. He was a two-time winner of the

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for Best Writing in an Information Program or Series for his work on ''Undercurrents'' in 1998 and 1999. In 2017, he was nominated for the

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' Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award for spoken word poets."National Poetry Month celebrated with award nominations". ''

'', April 6, 2017.

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