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The Oxford Book of Caribbean Verse (Oxford Books of Verse)
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Product Description
The Caribbean has produced what is arguably the most vigorous and exciting body of poetry in the twentieth century, and this anthology will be the first to cover all its major languages. Featuring a range of poets from Derek Walcott to Jesus Cos Causse, and Olive Senior to Una Marson, this is a rich and satisfying book.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #581092 in Books
- Published on: 2005-08-25
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 448 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
This anthology works as a wonderful beginner's guide to the amazing riches of caribbean poetry. The editors provide an excellent, comprehensive introduction. (Bernadine Evaristo, The Guardian )
About the Author
Stewart Brown is a poet and critic who teaches African and Caribbean literature at the Centre of West African Studies, University of Birmingham. He worked as a teacher in Jamaica in the early 1970s, lectured at Bayero University, Kano in Nigeria in the 1980s, and later taught at the University of the West Indies in Barbados. He has edited several anthologies of Caribbean writing and published many books and essays on aspects of West Indian culture.
