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Item Details
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SONG OF THIEVES
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| By: |
Shara McCallum |
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Paperback |
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£14.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0822958139 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780822958130 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
9 March, 2003 |
| Series: |
Pitt Poetry Series |
| Pages: |
80 |
| Description: |
This volume is a lyrical examination of loss and grief, the poems delve into issues of racial identity and politics, the immigrant experience, and the search for "home" and for family histories. McCallum blends Jamaican patois, songs, nursery rhymes, and other features of orality into her poems. |
| Synopsis: |
A lyrical examination of loss and grief, Song of Thieves delves into issues of racial identity and politics, the immigrant experience, and the search for "home" and for family histories. McCallum artfully blends Jamaican patois, parables, songs, nursery rhymes, and other features of orality into her poems. She evinces an ear for the intrinsic music of poetry in this haunting and ambitious collection. Song of Thieves confirms her reputation as one of the most compelling new voices in American poetry. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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