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In this place
I don't know the names of birds
or the tree in the yard across the street
or what hills I see through my window
spread like welts across the cold back of the earth.
What stories do grandmothers tell here?
and what ancient memory drives the wind
to whimper and wail whimper and wail against the kitchen door?
βexcerpt from January, Binghampton NY
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Richness and simplicity flows from poem to poem tracing community, childhood, exodus, new beginnings, hope, and love.
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Douglas brings forth feelings of nostalgia, familiarity, and shared experiences with these poems. And I found a piece of me and my home in each and every one. She uses words and phrases that speak to our elders, beliefs, superstitions, spirit, strength, and family.
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Douglas moves from home to abroad seamlessly connecting feelings of unbelonging, loss, searching, culture, and strength. Within every poem, one can feel the influence of home, but also the new existence in a space that shares history but that manifests in different ways. A collection of poems that captures the spirit of Jamaican community and culture and the immigrant experience of missing the familiar cradle of your roots.
π―π²π―π²π―π²π―π²π―π²
I don't know the names of birds
or the tree in the yard across the street
or what hills I see through my window
spread like welts across the cold back of the earth.
What stories do grandmothers tell here?
and what ancient memory drives the wind
to whimper and wail whimper and wail against the kitchen door?
βexcerpt from January, Binghampton NY
π―π²π―π²π―π²π―π²π―π²
Richness and simplicity flows from poem to poem tracing community, childhood, exodus, new beginnings, hope, and love.
π―π²π―π²π―π²π―π²π―π²
Douglas brings forth feelings of nostalgia, familiarity, and shared experiences with these poems. And I found a piece of me and my home in each and every one. She uses words and phrases that speak to our elders, beliefs, superstitions, spirit, strength, and family.
π―π²π―π²π―π²π―π²π―π²
Douglas moves from home to abroad seamlessly connecting feelings of unbelonging, loss, searching, culture, and strength. Within every poem, one can feel the influence of home, but also the new existence in a space that shares history but that manifests in different ways. A collection of poems that captures the spirit of Jamaican community and culture and the immigrant experience of missing the familiar cradle of your roots.
π―π²π―π²π―π²π―π²π―π²
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