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Illicit Sonnets

by (author) George Elliott Clarke

Publisher
Eyewear Publishing
Initial publish date
Apr 2013
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781908998064
    Publish Date
    Apr 2013
    List Price
    $25

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George Elliott Clarke is a Canadian poet and playwright. Born in Windsor Plains, Nova Scotia, he has spent much of his career writing about the Black communities of Nova Scotia and served for a time in the African-American Studies department at Duke University. He earned a BA Honours degree in English from the University of Waterloo (1984), an MA in English from Dalhousie University (1989), and a PhD in English from Queenâ??s University (1993). In addition, he has received honorary degrees from Dalhousie University (LLD), the University of New Brunswick (LittD), the University of Alberta (LittD), and the University of Waterloo (LittD). He is currently professor of English at the University of Toronto.

In 2001 he won the Governor Generalâ??s Literary Award for poetry for his book Execution Poems. Clarkeâ??s work largely explores and chronicles the experience and history of the black Canadian community of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, creating a cultural geography that Clarke often refers to as Africadia. Clarkeâ??s Whylah Falls was one of the selected books in the 2002 edition of Canada Reads, where it was championed by Nalo Hopkinson.

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Editorial Reviews

"Praise for George Elliott Clarke's Previous Works:"Clarke carries his words from our heads to our hearts to that gut feeling we all get when we have heard a devastating truth." -Nikki Giovanni "Rough, uncompromising and ultimately heartbreaking." -The Times"This formidably crafted recreation of a desperate episode should win widespread acclaim." - The Independent

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