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Original Essays | November 9, 2009

Jesse Bullington: IMG Abash'd the Devil Stood

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Communion: New and Selected Poems, 1976-1998

by Primus St John

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ISBN13: 9781556591259
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Raised in New York City by West Indian grandparents, Primus St. John absorbed a deep sense of family and social history — two recurrent themes throughout his poetry. Stylistically wide-ranging, Communion is, quite simply, St. John's breakout collection. It gathers poems from three out-of-print volumes together with the long, chilling narrative, "Dreamer, " which explores our heritage of slavery and the notorious Middle Passage.<P>"These poems are full of surprise; the narratives collapse and sing, the lyrics rise and fall; spoken utterance sings; plain epistles dive into nature, rise in transcendence ..." Michael Harper
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ISBN:
9781556591259
Subtitle:
New & Selected Poems
Author:
St John, Primus
Author:
Primus St. John
Publisher:
Copper Canyon Press
Location:
Port Townsend, Wash. :
Subject:
American
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
Single Author *
Subject:
Poetry (poetic works by one author)
Subject:
Slavery
Subject:
Slave-trade
Subject:
West Indian Americans
Subject:
Slavery -- Poetry.
Subject:
West Indian Americans -- Poetry.
Subject:
General Poetry
Publication Date:
April 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
176
Dimensions:
8.91x5.48x.74 in. .75 lbs.
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