Peelin Orange :Collected Poems
Peelin Orange :Collected Poems
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Published:
23 February, 2017
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Peelin Orange is the definitive Collected Poems by one of Jamaica's leading voices, the current Poet Laureate, Mervyn Morris. These poems explore the everyday, the erotic, love and the melancholy and comedy of being. Often drawing upon Creole dialect, Morris explores his Jamaican heritage with trademark musicality. Each poem offers a pared-down shard of concentrated feeling and social observation. This Collected Poems is a landmark tribute to the winner of the Order of Merit (Jamaica) 2009 and highlights his distinguished contribution to West Indian Literature.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781784104580 |
| ISBN10 | 1784104582 |
| Number Of Pages | 272 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Product Dimensions | 135 x 216 x 21 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Carcanet Press Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
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'One of the most significant poets in the Caribbean.' - Wasafiri Magazine
Author's Bio
Mervyn Morris was born in Jamaica in 1937 and studied at the University College of the West Indies and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. In 1992 he was a UK Arts Council Visiting Writer-in-Residence at the South Bank Centre.His previous collections include The Pond, Shadowboxing, Examination Centre and On Holy Week; he also edited The Faber Book of Contemporary Caribbean Short Stories and published 'Is English We Speaking' and other essays.He lives in Kingston, Jamaica, where he is Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing & West Indian Literature.