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Peelin Orange: Collected Poems
Mervyn Morris
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Description for Peelin Orange: Collected Poems
paperback. The definitive Collected Poems by Jamaica's Poet Laureate Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 2ZP; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 21. .
Peelin Orange is the definitive Collected Poems by one of Jamaica's leading voices, the current Poet Laureate, Mervyn Morris. These poems explore the everyday, the erotic, love and the melancholy and comedy of being. Often drawing upon Creole dialect, Morris explores his Jamaican heritage with trademark musicality. Each poem offers a pared-down shard of concentrated feeling and social observation. This Collected Poems is a landmark tribute to the winner of the Order of Merit (Jamaica) 2009 and highlights his distinguished contribution to West Indian Literature.
Peelin Orange is the definitive Collected Poems by one of Jamaica's leading voices, the current Poet Laureate, Mervyn Morris. These poems explore the everyday, the erotic, love and the melancholy and comedy of being. Often drawing upon Creole dialect, Morris explores his Jamaican heritage with trademark musicality. Each poem offers a pared-down shard of concentrated feeling and social observation. This Collected Poems is a landmark tribute to the winner of the Order of Merit (Jamaica) 2009 and highlights his distinguished contribution to West Indian Literature.
Product Details
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784104580
SKU
V9781784104580
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Ref
99-2
About Mervyn Morris
Mervyn Morris was born in Jamaica in 1937 and studied at the University College of the West Indies and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. In 1992 he was a UK Arts Council Visiting Writer-in-Residence at the South Bank Centre. His previous collections include The Pond, Shadowboxing, Examination Centre and On Holy Week; he also edited The Faber Book of Contemporary Caribbean ... Read more
Reviews for Peelin Orange: Collected Poems
'One of the most significant poets in the Caribbean.' - Wasafiri Magazine