Born to Slow Horses / by Kamau Brathwaite (1930)

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kamau Brathwaite, author.

Series:

Wesleyan Poetry Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature and Intellectual History.

African diaspora.

Cultural change and history.

Local Subjects:

Literature and Intellectual History.

African diaspora.

Cultural change and history.

Genre:

Poem

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 pages)

Other Title:

Born to Slow Horses

Place of Publication:

Middletown, CT : Wesleyan University Press, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

Summary:

New work by the co-founder of the Caribbean Artists MovementWinner of the Griffin International Poetry Prize (2006)Kamau Brathwaite's Born to Slow Horses is a series of poetic meditations on islands and exile, language and ritual, and the force of personal and historical passions and griefs. These poems are haunted, figuratively and literally, by spirits of the African diaspora and drenched in the colors, sounds, and rhythms of the islands. But they also encompass the world of the exile and return, and the events of 9/11 in New York City. Brathwaite is one of the foremost voices in postcolonial inquiry and expression, and his poetry is densely rooted and expansive.Using his unusual "sycorax" signature typography and spelling, Brathwaite brings a cultural specificity, with distinct accents, sonic gestures, and pronunciations, into his pages-making them new, exciting, and rich in nuances.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed May 10, 2022).