{"product_id":"blues-and-bliss-the-poetry-of-george-elliott-clarke-paperback-1","title":"Blues and Bliss: The Poetry of George Elliott Clarke - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Elliott Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJon Paul Fiorentino\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlues singer, preacher, cultural critic, exile, Africadian, high modernist, spoken word artist, Canadian poet--these are but some of the voices of George Elliott Clarke. In a selection of Clarke's best work from his early poetry to his most recent, \u003ci\u003eBlues and Bliss: The Poetry of George Elliott Clarke\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers an impressive cross-section of those voices. Jon Paul Fiorentino's introduction focuses on this polyphony, his influences--Derek Walcott, Amiri Baraka, and the canon of literary English from Shakespeare to Yeats--and his \"voice throwing,\" and shows how the intersections here produce a \"troubling\" of language. He sketches Clarke's primary interest in the negotiation of cultural space through adherence to and revision of tradition and on the finding of a vernacular that begins in exile, especially exile in relation to African-Canadian communities. \u003cbr\u003e In the afterword, Clarke, in an interesting re-spin of Fiorentino's introduction, writes with patented gusto about how his experiences have contributed to multiple sounds and forms in his work. Decrying any grandiose notions of theory, he presents himself as primarily a songwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Elliott Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e is the inaugural E.J. Pratt Professor of Canadian Literature at the University of Toronto. An expert in African-Canadian literature, he published the foundational work in the field, \u003ci\u003eOdysseys Home: Mapping African-Canadian Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2002. Named a Trudeau Foundation Fellow in 2005, Clarke is also a revered poet, librettist, and novelist. For his collection \u003ci\u003eExecution Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, he received the Governor General's Award for Poetry in 2001. His bestselling poetry-novel, \u003ci\u003eWhylah Falls\u003c\/i\u003e, is a major text in Canadian literature. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJon Paul Fiorentino\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and editor whose most recent book of poetry is \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of the Loser Class\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). Recent editorial projects include the anthologies \u003ci\u003eCareer Suicide! Contemporary Literary Humour\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003ePost-Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e, a collaborative effort with Robert Kroetsch (2005). He lives in Montreal, where he teaches writing at Concordia University and is the managing editor of \u003ci\u003eMatrix\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.7 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47409542136029,"sku":"9781554580606","price":33.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/I38tL7rNdB9781554580606.webp?v=1783407686","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/blues-and-bliss-the-poetry-of-george-elliott-clarke-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}