West of West Indian

By Linzey Corradon and Linzey Corridon

Shortlisted for the OCM Bocas Prize, Poetry, 2025
Longlisted for the Hamilton Literary Awards, Poetry, 2025

West of West Indian constructs the Queer Caribbean experience as simultaneously individual and collective, embracing the language that continues to unsettle queer life. The collection is, at once, a summons and a love letter to familiar figures like the Bullerman, the Chichiman, the Funny man, and the Anty man. It collects a distinctly queer Vincentian Canadian account of love and autonomy, and while it represents a written journey into queer pain, it is also an exhibition of pleasure flowing through the bodies and minds of its many subjects.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1774151529
• ISBN13: 9781774151525
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd.
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.2"