Derek Walcott's eighth collection of poems, The Arkansas Testament , is divided into two parts--"Here," verse evoking the poet's native Caribbean, and "Elsewhere." It opens with six poems in quatrains whose memorable, compact lines further Walcott's continuous effort to crystallize images of the Caribbean landscape and people. For several years, Derek Walcott has lived mainly in the United States. "The Arkansas Testament," one of the book's long poems, is a powerful confrontation of changing allegiances. The poem's crisis ... Read More
Derek Walcott's eighth collection of poems, The Arkansas Testament , is divided into two parts--"Here," verse evoking the poet's native Caribbean, and "Elsewhere." It opens with six poems in quatrains whose memorable, compact lines further Walcott's continuous effort to crystallize images of the Caribbean landscape and people. For several years, Derek Walcott has lived mainly in the United States. "The Arkansas Testament," one of the book's long poems, is a powerful confrontation of changing allegiances. The poem's crisis is the taking on of an extra history, one that challenges unquestioning devotion. Read Less
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1st edition. Pictorial card covers as issued. Very near fine, his first volume of poems to appear since his masterly Collected Poems 1948-1984, divided between those remembering his native Caribbean-'There'-and 'Elsewhere'. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x5x0; The binding is tight, corners sharp. Tanning on pastedowns & endpapers. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly worn & toned in a mylar cover.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0374105820. First edition. Gift inscription on front free endpaper, else near fine in a near fine (light age toning to flap edges), price clipped dust jacket.
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