Description
A richly layered narrative poem, this work interweaves the life of Caribbean-born Impressionist Camille Pissarro with a fictionalized account of the poet’s own artistic quest. Moving between St. Thomas, Paris, Venice, and the landscapes of the Caribbean, it explores exile, cultural inheritance, racial and religious identity, and the difficult search for belonging. At its center is the elusive image of a white hound in a Venetian painting—a vision that becomes a symbol of artistic inspiration, memory, and unattainable fulfillment. Written in alternating rhymed couplets and shaped by the vivid sensibility of both painter and poet, the poem reflects on how art transforms displacement into a distinctive form of vision.
Available Editions
paperback
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Published Jan 1, 2000
163 pages
ISBN: 0374105871
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Details
First Published
2000
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Tiepolo's Hound by Derek Walcott.