Gomer's Song (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781933354446)

Gomer's Song is a re-rendering of the Bible story. In Gomer, a harlot who was the wife of the Old Testament prophet Hosea, Kwame Dawes finds the subject for a beautiful contemporary exploration on freedom and sacrifice.

Kwame Dawes is an award-winning Ghanaian-born Jamaican author of several books of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction (including his debut novel, She's Gone, published by Akashic Books in 2007). He teaches at the University of South Carolina, where he is distinguished poet in residence and director of the USC Arts Institute and the South Carolina Poetry Initiative. Dawes is the programmer for the annual Jamaican Calabash International Literary Festival.


Author: Kwame Dawes
ISBN-10: 1933354445
ISBN-13: 9781933354446
Publisher: Akashic Books
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2007
Pages: 72
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 8.88h x 6.19w x 0.27d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/15/2007 pg. 70
Multicultural Review 03/01/2008 pg. 51

About the Author
Kwame Dawes is an award-winning Ghanian-born Jamaican author of several books of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction. He teaches at the University of South Carolina, where he is Distinguished Poet in Residence and director of the USC Arts Institute and the SC Poetry Initiative. Dawes is the programmer for the annual Jamaican Calabash International Literary Festival.