Radical Normalisation (Paperback)

Celia A. Sorhaindo

ISBN 10: 1800172397 / ISBN 13: 9781800172395

Published by Carcanet Press Ltd, Manchester, 2022

About this Item

Paperback. Celia A Sorhaindo's engrossing debut, Radical Normalisation, writes back from the margins, bringing readers to her Dominican home. It adjusts perspectives on the universal questions about poetry as a resource and value in the present. Sorhaindo's wit and linguistic inventiveness are clear in her reflections on the art and the arts, her dramatization of the Dominica-born novelist Jean Rhys's voice, and her reflections on the natural worlda natural world different from others but continuous with them. She records its changes and reckons with it in a series of poems that respond to the destruction visited on Dominica, most recently by Hurricane Maria. Her writing led John Robert Lee to hail, 'a new voice that speaks with sensitivity, maturity and assurance out of a horrendous experience'. The powerful and engrossing debut collection from Dominica-born poet Celia A Sorhaindo. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Radical Normalisation (Paperback)
• Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd, Manchester
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1800172397
• ISBN 13: 9781800172395
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A powerful voice from the Caribbean, exploring identity, trauma, and resilience.

Celia A Sorhaindo's Radical Normalisation writes back from the margins, bringing readers to her Dominican home. This engrossing debut adjusts perspectives on universal questions about poetry as a resource and value in the present. Sorhaindo's wit and linguistic inventiveness shine in her reflections on art, her dramatization of Jean Rhys's voice, and her reckoning with the natural world.

These poems respond to the destruction visited on Dominica, most recently by Hurricane Maria, recording its changes and exploring themes of identity, memory, and social commentary. This collection is for readers of contemporary poetry, those interested in Caribbean literature, and individuals seeking reflections on identity, trauma, and resilience.

About the Author

Celia A Sorhaindo was born in the Commonwealth of Dominica. She migrated with her family to England in 1976, when she was eight years old, returning home in 2005. Her poems have been published in Verse Daily, Illuminations International Magazine, Rattle, Mslexia, Wasafiri, Anomaly, Magma Poetry, Lolwe, New Daughters of Africa Anthology, and Caribbean journals PREE, The Caribbean Writer, BIM, Moko Magazine, and Susumba's Book Bag. Her first poetry chapbook, Guabancex, longlisted for the 2021 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, was published in February 2020, also by Papillote Press.