Come Back to Me My Language: Poetry and the West Indies

by J. Edward Chamberlin and Chamberlin

First published in 1993, now featuring a 2019 afterword, Come Back to Me My Language is the classic account of the making of Caribbean poetry that parallels Kenneth Ramchand's foundational The West Indian Novel and Its Background. Since its publication, another generation of Caribbean poets has emerged, but anyone wanting to see where the Caribbean poetry of the past 25 years has come from will need to consult Chamberlin's judicious, sensitive, insightful...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845234324
• ISBN13: 9781845234324
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Peepal Tree Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"