Charlie Smith (Romani poet)

Illiterate Romnichal Charlie Smith had a booklet of his poems published in the 1980s, which included the acclaimed "Space Gypsies" poem. Romnichal (or Romanichal) is a neologism by which groups of Roma people (often known as Gypsies found in some parts of the United Kingdom, notably

He is a member of the International Romani Writers' Association, IRWA (Kansainvälinen Romanikirjailijaliitto)

References

http://www.romaniwriters.com/board.htm

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
network: | |