{"product_id":"oceanic-connections-ellen-howley-9780815611875","title":"Oceanic Connections: The Sea in Irish and Caribbean Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOceanic Connections\u003c\/i\u003e is a first-of-its-kind comparative study of Anglophone Irish and Caribbean poets who write widely about the sea, revealing the similarities across the poetic traditions of both regions. In turning to the sea, Ellen Howley applies a Blue Humanities lens to the work of major poets from Ireland and the Anglophone Caribbean, such as Derek Walcott, Kamau Brathwaite, Seamus Heaney, and Medbh McGuckian. She demonstrates how the sea is more than a backdrop or metaphor--it is a generative space of creative and historical meaning. Through careful analysis, Howley shows how poets from these geographically distant but culturally resonant regions engage with the ocean's material realities and mythic depths. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowley navigates between concrete maritime experiences--sailors, shipwrecks, coastal labor--and the sea's profound metaphorical potential. Poets become cartographers of both physical and imaginative spaces, mapping connections that span continents and centuries. \u003ci\u003eOceanic Connections\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how the ocean simultaneously represents historical trauma, cultural memory, and a site of transformative artistic expression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuilding on studies of Irish-Caribbean connections by Michael Malouf, Lee M. Jenkins, Stephanie Pocock Boeninger, Allison Donnell, Maria McGarrity, and Evelyn O'Callaghan, this study furthers the comparative conversation through its emphasis on poetic resemblances, illuminating surprising commonalities while honoring each tradition's unique voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellen Howley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815611870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815611875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Ellen Howley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46807232348415,"sku":"9780815611875","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8571900e-003d-4107-8846-6270874a94bb.jpg?v=1745378894","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oceanic-connections-ellen-howley-9780815611875","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}