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Title: |
Songs of Jamaica |
| Series: |
The Claude McKay Poetry Collection Series |
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| By (author): |
Claude McKay Illustrated by: Vincenza Michelle |
| ISBN10-13: |
1927395704 : 9781927395707 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pages: |
132 |
| Weight: |
.110 Kg. |
| Published: |
Guava Press - December 2024 |
| List Price: |
8.99 Pounds Sterling |
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In Stock
Qty Available: 18 |
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| Claude McKay was one of the twentieth centuryâ s finest poets and Songs of Jamaica (1912) was his first published work. This pioneering collection, written in Jamaican Patois, was the first of its kind. In the opening poem â Quashie to Buccraâ he asserts the workerâ s voice: â You tasâ e petater anâ you say it sweet, But you no know how hard we wuk fe it; You want a basketful fe quattiewut, â Cause you no know how â tiff de bush fe cut.â This collection includes the poems: QUASHIE TO BUCCRA MY NATIVE LAND, MY HOME BENEATH THE YAMPY SHADE WHEN YOU WANT A BELLYFUL KILLINâ NANNY KING BANANA HARD TIMES MOTHER DEAR CUDJOE FRESH FROM DE LECTURE TO CLARENDON HILLS AND H. A. H. STROKES OF THE TAMARIND SWITCH SCHOOL-TEACHER NELLâ S LUB-LETTER |
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