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.
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A collection of poems, which investigate the natural world, the nature of poetry and the power of Caribbean heritage.
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- PublisherInsomniac Press (CAN)
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1897178484
- ISBN 13 9781897178485
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages100
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