For the unnamed / Fred D'Aguiar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

D'Aguiar, Fred, 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American jockeys--Poetry.

African American jockeys.

Genre:

poetry.

Poetry

Poetry.

Physical Description:

120 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Carcanet Press Ltd, 2023.

Summary:

"For the Unnamed was originally entitled For the Unnamed Black Jockey Who Rode the Winning Steed in the Race Between Picos Sarco and Sepulvedas Black Swan in Los Angeles, in 1852. That title provided the full narrative in a nutshell: we know the names of the owners of the two horses, we know the horses names, the place and date of the race. But apart from his colour, and his victory, we know nothing about the jockey who made the whole thing happen. Fred DAguiars new book recovers and re-imagines his story. It was the most publicised race of its era with numerous press notices but he remained unnamed. We are given several perspectives on the action - owners, trainers, the horse Black Swans, the jockeys lover, the jockey himself. But one crucial element of identity is forgotten, and that forgetfulness speaks eloquently about the time and the freed mans circumstances in the mid-nineteenth century"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Call

Calling

Called

Call, calling, called

B.J.

Ethel

Ethel & B.J.

B.J. looks back

Danicng salt water

Joyce

Dancing salt water

Saloon one

Sepulveda

Black Swan

Saloon two

Sarco

Pico

Moon one

B.J. and Black Swan

Moon two

B. J.

Black jockey & Black Swan

Dancing slat water

Moon three

Ethel & Jyce

Saloon one & two

Quadrille for the unnamed

For the unnamed

Names

B.J. & Ethel

Black Swan.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

1800173415

9781800173415

OCLC:

1360280538