Description
Come Back to Me My Language remains the authoritative study of the remarkable flourishing of West Indian poetry which emerged in the latter half of the 20th century. Writing with clarity and vigour, J. Edward Chamberlin discusses the work of more than thirty poets and writes with insight on poems by John Agard, Edward Baugh, Louise Bennett, Bongo Jerry, Dionne Brand, Kamau Brathwaite, Aime Cesaire, Merle Collins, Fred D'Aguiar, Lorna Goodison, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Claude McKay, Anthony McNeill, Mervyn Morris, Mutabaruka, Grace Nichols, Victor Questel, Eric Roach, Dennis Scott, Olive Senior, Philip Sherlock, Michael (Mikey) Smith, Bruce St. John, and Derek Walcott.
About the Author
J. Edward Chamberlin is University Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto. He has published and lectured widely on literature, poetry and Aboriginal rights and is an Officer of the Order of Canada. He is the author many books including the prize-winning If This Is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories? , Finding Common Ground, which was a finalist in the Pearson Writers' Trust Award. His other books include The Harrowing of Eden: White Attitudes Towards Native Americans; Horse: How the Horse Has Shaped Civilizations. He lives with his wife, Lorna Goodison, in Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia.
Book Information
ISBN 9781845234324
Author Edward Chamberlin
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Peepal Tree Press Ltd
Publisher Peepal Tree Press Ltd
