| 49th Parallel Psalm Contributor(s): Compton, Wayde (Author) |
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ISBN: 1551520656 ISBN-13: 9781551520650 Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2002 Annotation: 49th Parallel Psalm is a poetry collection that documents both the migration of blacks to Canada in the 1800s, and the lives of contemporary young blacks as expressed in the blend of music and poetry and heard in the clubs of today. 49th Parallel Psalm jumbles history, time, and the Canadian black literary canon. Wayde Compton has an MA in English from Simon Fraser University, and is the editor of Bluesprint (page 19). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - African American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 99490252 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.03" W x 8.01" (0.56 lbs) 175 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wayde Compton's first poetry book: a stunning set of poems documenting the migration of blacks to Canada, specifically when the first black settlers?facing an increasingly hostile racist government?left San Francisco and travelled north to British Columbia beginning in 1858. With recurring themes of the unknowable, the crossroads, the trickster, and entropy, "49th Parallel Psalm" jumbles history, time, and the Canadian black literary canon. Shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize Now in its 2nd printing |