George Campbell: First Poems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781845231491)

First published in 1945, this compilation features the work of Jamaican poet George Campbell. Perceptive and inspirational, these poems consider the events that marked the nationalist struggle for Jamaican independence, such as the imprisonment of militants by British colonial authorities, the appalling social conditions that drove the masses to revolt, and the desperate poverty of the black majority. Honoring martyred heroes of the Jamaican struggle against slavery and colonialism, Campbell writes about the hopes and consolations to be derived from religious faith, but a faith in which Jesus and Lenin were not necessarily incompatible icons. Other, more personal topics, such as love and its ecstasies and bitter disappointments and Jamaica's natural beauty are also celebrated.

Author: George Campbell
ISBN-10: 184523149X
ISBN-13: 9781845231491
Publisher: Peepal Tree Press
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2011
Pages: 72
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.60d