Epigraphs (two poems by Felix Mnthali and John Agard)

• General Introduction
• Woza Albert!/South Africa
• Things Fall Apart / Nigeria
• Nervous Conditions / Zimbabwe
• Sa'eed the Pessoptimist / Israel & Palestine
• Perfumed Nightmare / The Philippines
• Word Sound Have Power / The Caribbean Diaspora
• A Small Place / Antigua & the West Indies
• Shame & "Draupadi" / Pakistan & India
• My Beautiful Laundrette / "Black Britain"