J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

While there are many terrific and significant reggae artists and bands, Bob Marley still sits atop of the list as the genre’s most important figure. More than anyone else, Marley, who was born in 1945 ...

Bob Marley’s most popular track of the 21st century has been revealed ahead of what would have been his 80th birthday. The pioneering reggae artist, who died aged 36 in 1981, would have celebrated his ...

While the song seems to espouse violence or at least an acknowledgment of the idea, Marley wrote about it because he felt persecuted by the powers that be. In that way, the song is one of self-defense ...

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