| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 100 pages) |
| Series |
Making history happen |
| Summary |
Making History Happen: Caribbean Poetry in America examines Lorna Goodison's Turn Thanks (1999), McCallum's The Water Between Us (1999), and Claudia Rankine's Plot (2001) and Don't Let Me Be Lonely (2004). Engaging familiar themes and issues of time, language, and identity, the readings focus on "Signifying" moments in the works of the poets under discussion. Reflecting on some of the ways that transnational women poets of the black diaspora are using tropes of mobility to create a renewed sense of identity and a sense of belonging to a communal network, the readings also demonstrate that the |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Goodison, Lorna. Turn thanks
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McCallum, Shara, 1972- Water between us
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Rankine, Claudia, 1963- Plot
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Rankine, Claudia, 1963- Don't let me be lonely
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Caribbean poetry (English) -- History and criticism
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Literary theory.
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Literary studies: poetry & poets.
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Literary studies: post-colonial literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Poetry.
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Caribbean poetry (English)
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781443884143 |
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1443884146 |
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