49th Parallel Psalm
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
49th Parallel Psalm
By (Author) Wayde Compton
Arsenal Pulp Press
Arsenal Pulp Press
10th January 2013
Canada
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Ethnic studies
811.54
Physical Properties
Paperback
176
Width 146mm, Height 203mm
255g
Description
Wayde Compton's first poetry book: a stunning set of poems documenting the migration of blacks to Canada, specifically when the first black settlersfacing an increasingly hostile racist governmentleft 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
Author Bio
Wayde Compton is a poet, turntablist, and black historian in Vancouver.
