“‘Savage’ comes from ‘de book of Mary Magdalene,’ which I’m now writing. It’s the fourth book in my tetralogy of performance poems, written in Jamaican Patwa, about the life and death of Jesus and what follows. ‘Savage’ is Magdalene’s post-Crucifixion characterization of ‘man’ (Patwa collective for men), and there are indirect references to the story of Calvary. Called ‘Apostle to the Apostles,’ regarded by some as essential to the development of Christianity, Mary Magdalene is a fascinating, controversial figure, both a saint and a seductress, a devoted companion of Jesus, and a womanist, like him. Blunt, outspoken, and fearless, them no take no foolishness …”
—Pamela Mordecai