Redemption Ground: Essays and Adventures by Lorna Goodison

Redemption Ground: Essays and Adventures by Lorna Goodison

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.

LORNA GOODISON is the author of two collections of short stories, eight collections of poems, and the bestselling memoir From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her Folks. She has garnered numerous awards from throughout the world, including the Musgrave Gold Medal. Goodison, who was born in Jamaica, has taught at the University of Toronto and now at the University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Toronto, and Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia are where she spends her time.

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ISBN 13	9781912408139
ISBN 10	1912408139
Title	Redemption Ground: Essays and Adventures
Author	Lorna Goodison
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Myriad Editions
Year published	2018-08-23
Number of pages	176
Prizes	Winner of The Queen's Medal for Poetry 2019
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