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Journey Home

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Calluses, calabash-big, are on my feet.Sugar in my veins sweetens my life.Salt preserves my flesh in this unrefrigerated land.I am womanWoe I am.Ise woman.

In this mythical-poetic collection of verse, seasoned poet Horace Goddard shares vivid imagery and energetic language as he offers a bold, refreshing, yet introspective glimpse into an African Caribbean mans search for a home in the diaspora.

As migratory man travels from place to place and establishes ties to the land, he nurtures a perpetual yearning for the land of his origin and often wonders, Where is home and how will I get there? In this new collection of poems, often penned in fable-like style, Goddard questions what home means, what culture means when a person is transplanted, and what race means in a country that is predominantly black or white.

As Goddard offers a memorable lyrical journey from Africa to the Caribbean and finally to Canada, his poetry invokes emotions andnostalgia as he explores the differences in cultures and details his experiences as a traveler. It is through this celebrated poets eyesthat many will truly understand what it is like to journey home.

ISBN
9781450273442
Kieli
englanti
Julkaisupäivä
17.1.2011
Kustantaja
iUniverse