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Betram A. Burrell
Bertram Burrell is a new author that has come alive with an innovative form of poetry writing, his aim is to test the boundaries, be controversial, while keeping his work honest, and this is his wa...view moreBertram Burrell is a new author that has come alive with an innovative form of poetry writing, his aim is to test the boundaries, be controversial, while keeping his work honest, and this is his way of giving the (free thinkers) a voice.
Bertram Burrell was born and raised in Kingston Jamaica, now living in America for the past 11-years. While attending the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC), he was asked to do a research on a famous poet, wanting to stay true to his roots; he researched a poet that was born and raised in Jamaica, but then migrated to America in the early 1900’s and like the famous Langston Hughes; was a part of the Harlem Renaissance. This famous author; Claude McKay, struggled getting his start as a poet, but eventually found fame with his poetry “If we must Die”.
After reading Claude McKay’s “If we must Die”, Bertram was inspired to write his first piece titled “Empower Me”, which he recited in class, and was asked a few times to recite it at special events. After writing a few poems that year he was then encouraged to maybe consider publishing. He eventually send some of his work to a local publishing company; whom turned his work down (paraphrasing) that it was too politically insensitive. This discouraged him for a few years, as he thought his work wasn’t good enough for the public, but overtime found strength in the naysayers, and kept pushing the boundaries while using life to tell his tale through poetry.view less