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Praise for The Last Poets
‘Christine Otten’s book does for The Last Poets what their modesty has never allowed these revolutionary icons to do for themselves – it humanizes them. The author writes at length about all nine of the men who have performed as Last Poets over the decades, recounting the wildly disparate personal details and historical pressures that led each member of the crew to decide to dedicate his life to poetry, community, and justice. The result is a tour de force of research and empathy. In effect, The Last Poets is like The Autobiography of Malcolm X times nine. It stands as an essential complement to the recorded work of The Last Poets themselves’
BILL ADLER, hip-hop music journalist
‘Christine is a real Whitegirl. A SERIOUS DUTCH WHITEGIRL! But she’s our Whitegirl!’
UMAR BIN HASSAN, one of The Last Poets
‘In The Last Poets, Christine Otten paints shimmering and compelling portraits of these brilliant legends’
BERNICE L. MCFADDEN, author of The Book of Harlan
‘Otten’s book is more than just a straight-forward novel. It charts the complex past of one of the most exciting and influential acts in the history of music’
The Wee Review, Edinburgh International Book Festival
‘The debut spoken-word album by The Last Poets is one of my all-time favorite albums’
DAVID BOWIE
‘Next to The Last Poets’ magnificent, terrifying, rococo This is Madness, Allen Ginsberg’s Howl feels as reserved as TS Eliot. The Last Poets’ fierce performance poetry inspired generations of musicians, even as they destroyed themselves. Now they’re back – and as relevant as ever’
The Guardian
‘Christine Otten dives in the middle of their world and describes it from the inside’
HERMAN KOCH, author of The Dinner
‘With this audacious book Otten has succeeded in delivering a literary work that resembles the ingenuity of a well-composed piece of music. The book throbs through your body long after you have finished reading it. The Last Poets runs with incredible pace, and yet every sentence is to be savoured’
DUTCH FOUNDATION FOR LITERATURE
‘Otten has succeeded remarkably well: the poets have body and soul and a unique voice in her novel. Her portrayal of Umar is especially lively and moving’
Trouw
‘A piercing and touching story: Otten has developed a unique form for telling a breath-taking saga. Play it again, Christine!’
NRC Handelsblad
‘The Last Poets moves at breakneck speed. Otten’s empathy for the characters and her power of imagination mean she can easily hold her own alongside native American authors such as Lisa Alther and Alice Walker’
De Groene Amsterdammer
