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New Caribbean Poetry: An Anthology
Kei (Ed) Miller
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Description for New Caribbean Poetry: An Anthology
Paperback. There is a greeting used in urban America, 'What's good?', which seems to go beyond a mere 'How are you?' or 'What's happening?' to demand an optimistic response. This anthology seeks to rectify both these oversights by showcasing established Caribbean poets from Jamaica, the Bahamas, Barbados, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere. Editor(s): Miller, Kei. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 234. An Anthology. 158 pages. Editor(s): Miller, Kei. There is a greeting used in urban America, 'What's good?', which seems to go beyond a mere 'How are you?' or 'What's happening?' to demand an optimistic response. This anthology seeks to rectify both these oversights by showcasing established Caribbean poets from Jamaica, the Bahamas, Barbados, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCQ. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 14. Weight: 230.
There is a greeting used in urban America, 'What's good?', which seems to go beyond a mere 'How are you?' or 'What's happening?' to demand an optimistic response. Perhaps, writes the young Jamaican poet Kei Miller in his introduction to "New Caribbean Poetry", there is a need for optimism when speaking of poetry and of the Caribbean, two entities that are frequently sidelined in all kinds of ways. This remarkable new anthology seeks to rectify both these oversights by showcasing new and newly established Caribbean poets from Jamaica, the Bahamas, Barbados, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere. So, 'what's ... Read more
There is a greeting used in urban America, 'What's good?', which seems to go beyond a mere 'How are you?' or 'What's happening?' to demand an optimistic response. Perhaps, writes the young Jamaican poet Kei Miller in his introduction to "New Caribbean Poetry", there is a need for optimism when speaking of poetry and of the Caribbean, two entities that are frequently sidelined in all kinds of ways. This remarkable new anthology seeks to rectify both these oversights by showcasing new and newly established Caribbean poets from Jamaica, the Bahamas, Barbados, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere. So, 'what's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Number of pages
158
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
233g
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857549416
SKU
V9781857549416
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About Kei (Ed) Miller
Kei Miller is a young writer from Jamaica. He is been a visiting writer at York University in Canada and the Department of Library Services in the British Virgin Islands. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Caribbean Writer, Snow Monkey, Caribbean Beat and Obsydian III. His first collection, Kingdom of Empty Bellies, was published in early 2006 ... Read more
Reviews for New Caribbean Poetry: An Anthology
'These captivating poets write from the heart with poems which range from the spare and haunting to the risky and experimental. There are surprises, there is beauty, there are pleasures to be discovered, there is much to be enjoyed.' - Bernardine Evaristo