Makoto Ōoka
Makoto Ooka (大岡 信, Ōoka Makoto, born February 16, 1931 in Mishima, Shizuoka) is a Japanese poet and literary critic. He pioneered the collaborative poetic form renshi in the 1990s, in which he has collaborated with such well-known literary figures as Charles Tomlinson, James Lasdun, Joseph Stanton and Mikiro Sasaki.
Asahi Shimbun
Ooka's poetry column was published without a break seven days a week for more than 20 years on the front page of Asahi Shimbun, which is Japan's leading national newspaper.
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by Peter Tosh
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by Cerati Gustavo
Maga Dog
by: Peter ToshMaga Dog
Sorry fi Maga Dog
Him turn around bite you
And if you jump outta fryin pan
I know you jump inna fire yeah
See you come from country in a country chuk
Tell me say you a look a likkle wuk
Gal go weh from dey
Me no wan' fe see you 'round here
Chorus
When I were with you look how you big and fat
Now you look like a real wet rat
Gal, go weh from me
Me no wan' fe see you 'round here
Chorus
Me jus' a do wha' me hafi do
Me no ha nothin' more fi do with you
And if you know wha' me know
You galang go turn poppy-show
Chorus
Your father gi' you money fi buy piece of land
You take your father money and buy obeah man
But a young nay like you