The latest collection from Olive Senior, Jamaican Poet Laureate, collects her four books of poetry alongside new work written during the pandemic.
Olive Senior Libros
Esta aclamada autora, que dejó Jamaica en 1989, se ha establecido como una de las voces literarias más reconocidas internacionalmente de Canadá. Su obra, que abarca poesía, cuentos y galardonadas obras de no ficción sobre la cultura caribeña, demuestra un profundo compromiso con la preservación del patrimonio cultural. A través de su prosa distintiva y su oficio poético, profundiza en las complejidades de la vida y la identidad, centrándose a menudo en la experiencia caribeña. Su estilo distintivo y la profundidad temática le han valido un reconocimiento significativo, posicionándola como una narradora contemporánea vital.
Dying to Better Themselves
- 442 páginas
- 16 horas de lectura
Focusing on the post-emancipation generation of the 1850s, this narrative explores the migration of West Indians to Panama, driven by the promise of economic opportunity. Olive Senior highlights how this early wave of migration set the stage for a lasting pattern of circular movement that significantly impacted the Caribbean islands' economic, social, and political landscapes, well into the twentieth century. The book provides a fresh perspective on the complexities of West Indian migration, moving beyond the well-trodden stories of the Windrush Generation.
Pandemic Poems
- 91 páginas
- 4 horas de lectura
Each of Olive Senior's pandemic poems is a riff on a word or phrase trending in the first wave. This accessible A to Z captures the zeitgeist of 2020, providing a timeline of events as the language and preoccupations changed in response to the pandemic.
