49th parallel psalm

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Compton, W. (1999). 49th parallel psalm. Arsenal Pulp Press.

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Author(s): Compton, Wayde
Title: 49th parallel psalm
Publication Type: book
Date: 1999
Abstract: Shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. Now in its 2nd printing. "Wayde Compton's first poetry book: a stunning set of poems documenting the migration of blacks to Canada, specifically when the first black settlers-facing an increasingly hostile racist government-left San Francisco and travelled north to British Columbia beginning in 1858. With recurring themes of the unknowable, the crossroads, the trickster, and entropy, 49th Parallel Psalm jumbles history, time, and the Canadian black literary canon." (From publisher description)
URI: https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/9/49th-Parallel-Psalm
ISSN: 9781551520650
Author Keywords: British Columbia
poetry
BIPOC
black literature
Subject(s): African Americans--Migrations--History--19th century--Poetry
Black Canadians--History--19th century--Poetry
Canadian poetry (English)--21st century
Canadian poetry (English)--Black Canadian authors
Canadian poetry--21st century
Canadian poetry--Black authors
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Place of Publication: Vancouver, BC