Legendary Barbadian poet and academic Edward Kamau Brathwaite has been eulogised as a quiet revolutionary and a titan of post-colonial literature….this at an official funeral attended by a range of dignitaries including Governor General Dame Sandra Mason and Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley who was among those delivering tributes.

She noted that his literary impact was global and lasting.

The literary icon’s son Michael fighting back tears, remembered a loving father.