The latest collection from Olive Senior, Jamaican Poet Laureate, collects her four books of poetry alongside new work written during the pandemic.
Olive Senior Livres
Cette auteure acclamée, qui a quitté la Jamaïque en 1989, s'est imposée comme l'une des voix littéraires les plus reconnues internationalement au Canada. Son œuvre, qui comprend de la poésie, des nouvelles et des ouvrages de non-fiction primés explorant la culture caribéenne, témoigne d'un profond engagement envers la préservation du patrimoine culturel. Par sa prose distinctive et son art poétique, elle explore les complexités de la vie et de l'identité, se concentrant souvent sur l'expérience caribéenne. Son style unique et sa profondeur thématique lui ont valu une reconnaissance considérable, la positionnant comme une conteuse contemporaine essentielle.
Dying to Better Themselves
- 442pages
- 16 heures de lecture
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
- 91pages
- 4 heures de lecture
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.
