Shell - Softcover

Senior, Olive

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1897178484 ISBN 13: 9781897178485

Publisher: Idiomatic, 2009

Synopsis

In Shell, Olive Senior continues her ongoing investigation of the natural world, the nature of poetry and the power of her Caribbean heritage. She is our guide through realms of miniature elegance, those of shells in their abundant manifestations. With her grace, generosity and world-renowned lyricism, Senior gives us hen's eggs as hymns, molluscs as metaphors, shells of all kinds — sometimes fragile, sometimes unyielding — as home, as womb, as token and as totem. Ultimately, she places these shells, small and delicate, at the heart of the Jamaican cane fields, revealing a history rich with culture and haunted by slavery. These are Senior's most powerful and affirming poems to date.

About this title

About the Author

Olive Senior was born and brought up in Jamaica and now lives in Toronto, Canada. Her body of published work includes three books of poetry, three collections of short stories and several non-fiction works on Caribbean culture.

Edition details

• Publisher: Idiomatic
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1897178484
• ISBN 13: 9781897178485
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 100