| Redemption Ground: Essays and Adventures Contributor(s): Goodison, Lorna (Author) |
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ISBN: 1912408139 ISBN-13: 9781912408139 Publisher: Myriad Editions OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Women Authors - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 824.914 |
| LCCN: 2018410844 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.40 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In her first-ever collection of essays, poet and novelist Lorna Goodison interweaves the personal and political to explore themes that have occupied her working life: her love of poetry and the arts, colonialism and its legacy, racism and social justice, authenticity, and the enduring power of friendship. Taking her title from one of Kingston's oldest markets, a historic meeting place that was almost destroyed by fire, she introduces us to a vivid cast of characters and remembers moments of epiphany--in a cinema in Jamaica, at New York's Bottom Line club, and as she searched for a black hairdresser in Paris and drank tea in London's Marylebone High Street. Enlightening and entertaining, these essays explore not only daily challenges but also the compassion that enables us to rise above them. Goodison's poet's eye, profound vision and glorious combination of metaphysical and post-colonial sensibilities confirm her as a major figure in world literature. |
Contributor Bio(s): Goodison, Lorna: - Lorna Goodison is the author of nine collections of poetry, threecollections of short stories and an award-winning memoir, From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her People. She was appointed Poet Laureate of Jamaica in 2017 and will serve until 2020. She has won numerous awards for her work, including the Commonwealth Poetry Prize, the Musgrave Gold Medal, the Henry Russel Award for Exceptional Creative Work, and the British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction. Her poetry has been included in major anthologies and collections of contemporary poetry over the past twenty-five years. Her work has been translated into many languages, and she has been a central figure at literary festivals throughout the world. Born in Jamaica, Lorna Goodison now divides her time between Canada and the US where she teaches at the University of Michigan. |
