Description
Dionne Brand's *Nomenclature: New and Collected Poems* offers a profound exploration of diaspora, memory, and the enduring impact of coloniality. This collection features a searing new long poem, *Nomenclature for the Time Being*, alongside a curated selection of eight previous volumes, tracing Brand's evolution as a poet from 1982 to 2010. Through her distinctive voice, Brand interrogates language, sexuality, and the quotidian disasters of our time, often returning to the complex symbolism of the ocean and the color blue to confront both beauty and postcolonial horrors. With a critical introduction by Christina Sharpe, this volume stands as a powerful testament to Brand's significant contribution to contemporary poetry.
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paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2023
ISBN: 9780241639795
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First Published
2023
Language
eng
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