First Poems (Caribbean Modern Classics) - Softcover

Campbell, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184523149X ISBN 13: 9781845231491

Publisher: Peepal Tree Press Ltd., 2011

Synopsis

First published in 1945, this compilation features the work of Jamaican poet George Campbell. Perceptive and inspirational, these poems consider the events that marked the nationalist struggle for Jamaican independence, such as the imprisonment of militants by British colonial authorities, the appalling social conditions that drove the masses to revolt, and the desperate poverty of the black majority. Honoring martyred heroes of the Jamaican struggle against slavery and colonialism, Campbell writes about the hopes and consolations to be derived from religious faith, but a faith in which Jesus and Lenin were not necessarily incompatible icons. Other, more personal topics, such as love and its ecstasies and bitter disappointments and Jamaica’s natural beauty are also celebrated.

About this title

About the Author:

George Campbell was a journalist and critic at the Daily Gleaner and Public Opinion in Jamaica. He was the cofounder of the literary magazine Focus and a consultant for the Institute of Jamaica and the People’s National Party news archives.

About this edition

• Publisher: Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 184523149X
• ISBN 13: 9781845231491
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72