Matty Dreads Poetry

The Wilderness Voice is a soul-stirring collection of poems songs and tributes dedicated to Matthew Saunders Whiting-known to many as Matty Dread. Gardener mystic reggae DJ prophet poet and beloved friend Matty's life was a tapestry woven from spiritual depth fierce love and righteous resistance.From childhood rhymes to prophetic protest from tender love poems to mythic invocations of saints and sacred wells this book traces the journey of a man who lived with integrity humour and an unshakable connection to Jah and the land. As Matty enters his final days in palliative care this collection stands as a living archive of his voice-a voice that cried out from the wilderness and will echo long after his body rests.Compiled by those who knew and loved him this book is a celebration of Matty's legacy a testament to the power of poetry and a call to remember the sacred in the everyday.