Come Back to Me My Language: Poetry and the West Indies

By J. Edward Chamberlin and Chamberlin

Book Overview

Combining the African sources and British colonial traditions, this poetry shares its roots with rap and reggae and has the same hold on the popular imagination. It discusses the work of more than thirty poets and performers and gives detailed analyses of the major ones.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252062973
• ISBN13: 9780252062971
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"