Extra Illicit Sonnets chronicles a love affair between a man and a woman of different complexions, cultures, continents, and generations, Sonia Fuentes of Andorra and Luca Xifona of Canada. She is Spanish in heritage; and he is Maltese. She is a Boomer and he is of Generation Y-Not. The poetry consists mainly of unrhymed - or blank - sonnets. It is transcendent and dangerous verse because it addresses humanity's most complex and volatile passion.

About the Author
George E. Clarke's many honors include the Portia White Prize for Artistic Achievement (1998), Governor General's Award for Poetry (2001), National Magazine Gold Medal for Poetry (2001), Eric Hoffer Book Award for Poetry (2009), Poesis Premiul (2006, Romania), appointment to the Order of Nova Scotia (2006), appointment to the Order of Canada at the rank of Officer (2008), and eight honorary doctorates. He is a pioneering scholar of African-Canadian literature and is the E.J. Pratt Professor of Canadian Literature at the University of Toronto, Canada having previously held posts at Duke University and McGill University.

Reviews
Powerful language fires poetry of Clarke in Traverse." -The Chronicle Herald



Book Information
ISBN 9781550964981
Author George Elliott Clarke
Format Paperback
Page Count 120
Imprint Exile Editions
Publisher Exile Editions
Weight(grams) 168g