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Author Morrison, Derrilyn E., author

Title Making hstory happen : Caribbean poetry in America / by Derrilyn E Morrison
Published Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015

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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
McCallum, Shara, 1972- Water between us
Rankine, Claudia, 1963- Plot
Rankine, Claudia, 1963- Don't let me be lonely
Caribbean poetry (English) -- History and criticism
Literary theory.
Literary studies: poetry & poets.
Literary studies: post-colonial literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Poetry.
Caribbean poetry (English)
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781443884143
1443884146