The Journey Home

von Horace I. Goddard

120 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.I'se 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 man's 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 poet's eyesthat many will truly understand what it is like to journey home.

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Lyrik, Poesie
• ISBN: 9781450273459
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 14.01.2011
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: iUniverse