Description
A searching and richly layered collection of poems, this work explores the tensions between the Caribbean “here” and the American “elsewhere,” tracing the emotional and historical currents that divide—and connect—them. Its centerpiece confronts the legacy of the American South, moving through Confederate memory, racial violence, travel, and the uneasy inheritance of national identities. Across these shifting landscapes, the poems examine exile, belonging, history, and the power of language to negotiate cultural difference. Combining lyrical precision with dramatic narrative and reflective meditation, the collection showcases a poet of remarkable formal control and moral imagination.
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paperback
Faber
Published Jan 1, 1988
117 pages
ISBN: 057114909X
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Details
First Published
1987
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Arkansas Testament by Derek Walcott.