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On the Coast and Other Poems
At the time this collection of poems was first published in 1972, Wayne Brown's careful formalism—which belies a turbulence of ideas and emotions—was out of fashion and the poetry of revolution was in full swing. Now, however, these poems are seen as seminal in Caribbean poetry, both for their intrinsic qualities and for Brown’s crucial role as the mentor of a current generation of Caribbean poets. Exploring the ties between creativity and contentment, the poems enumerate the threats to these human goals, and through anecdotes—frequently drawn from the poet's own family life—reflect on the rewards and pain of remaining in the Caribbean while others have gone abroad. To understand their exile, which has its own heartache, several poems are odes to the artists the author admires most, including Pablo Neruda, Vladimir Nabokov, Rainer Maria Rilke, and the Tobagan poet Eric Roach.

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On the Coast and Other Poems
At the time this collection of poems was first published in 1972, Wayne Brown's careful formalism—which belies a turbulence of ideas and emotions—was out of fashion and the poetry of revolution was in full swing. Now, however, these poems are seen as seminal in Caribbean poetry, both for their intrinsic qualities and for Brown’s crucial role as the mentor of a current generation of Caribbean poets. Exploring the ties between creativity and contentment, the poems enumerate the threats to these human goals, and through anecdotes—frequently drawn from the poet's own family life—reflect on the rewards and pain of remaining in the Caribbean while others have gone abroad. To understand their exile, which has its own heartache, several poems are odes to the artists the author admires most, including Pablo Neruda, Vladimir Nabokov, Rainer Maria Rilke, and the Tobagan poet Eric Roach.

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On the Coast and Other Poems

On the Coast and Other Poems

by Wayne Brown
On the Coast and Other Poems

On the Coast and Other Poems

by Wayne Brown

Overview

At the time this collection of poems was first published in 1972, Wayne Brown's careful formalism—which belies a turbulence of ideas and emotions—was out of fashion and the poetry of revolution was in full swing. Now, however, these poems are seen as seminal in Caribbean poetry, both for their intrinsic qualities and for Brown’s crucial role as the mentor of a current generation of Caribbean poets. Exploring the ties between creativity and contentment, the poems enumerate the threats to these human goals, and through anecdotes—frequently drawn from the poet's own family life—reflect on the rewards and pain of remaining in the Caribbean while others have gone abroad. To understand their exile, which has its own heartache, several poems are odes to the artists the author admires most, including Pablo Neruda, Vladimir Nabokov, Rainer Maria Rilke, and the Tobagan poet Eric Roach.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781845231507
Publisher: Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Publication date: 01/14/2011
Series: Caribbean Modern Classics
Pages: 112
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Wayne Brown is the author of Voyages and writes "In Our Time," a weekly column about the arts appearing in the Jamaican Observer.

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