| #3725988 in Books | Arsenal Pulp Press | 2002-07-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.00 x.50 x5.80l,.56 | File type: PDF | 175 pages | |||Only a few pages in, I knew I was in the presence of a writer of rare and edgy brilliance. His words don't just sound right; they have a certain feel in the mouth, begging to be read aloud: "this mess of embers I am left with," "the tindery contagion of humani
Wayde Compton's first poetry book: a stunning set of poems documenting the migration of blacks to Canada, specifically when the first black settlers?facing an increasingly hostile racist government?left San Francisco and travelled north to British Columbia beginning in 1858. With recurring themes of the unknowable, the crossroads, the trickster, and entropy, "49th Parallel Psalm" jumbles history, time, and the Canadian black literary canon. Shortlisted for the Dorothy...
You easily download any file type for your device.49th Parallel Psalm | Wayde Compton.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
