Oh Witness Dey!

by Shani Mootoo

Shani Mootoo's great-great-grandparents were brought to Trinidad as indentured labourers by the British. There is no record of where they were from in India or whether it was kidnapping, trickery, or false promises of wealth that took them to the Caribbean.

In Oh Witness Dey Mootoo expands the question of origins, from ancestry percentages and journey narratives, through memory, story, and lyric fragments. These vibrant poems transcend...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771668768
• ISBN13: 9781771668767
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Book*hug Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 7.7"