Description
A luminous and politically charged collection, this volume gathers poems that move between the intimate landscapes of the Caribbean and the wider historical forces that have shaped it. With vivid descriptions of sea, heat, villages, and island life, the poems explore colonial inheritance, racial tension, cultural double consciousness, and the complicated legacy of slavery. Alongside anger at war, political corruption, and social injustice, the collection finds room for sensual beauty, wit, memory, and moments of quiet revelation. Characterized by richly textured language and a sweeping multicultural vision, it reflects the lyrical authority of one of the twentieth century’s major poets.
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paperback
Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Published Jan 1, 1997
78 pages
ISBN: 0374115567
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Details
First Published
1997
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Bounty by Derek Walcott.