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Rooted in a family history that takes in Africa, Europe and the Americas, these candid and sensitive poems explore the pain and rewards of journeys of discovery that invoke both loss of origins and the gains of new perspectives. The collection reveals a gift for witty narrative, including a fantasy sequence that wonders how the slave trade might have been different had its main mode of transportation been the hot air balloon rather than the slave ship. Read a poem from this collection Nii Ayikwei Parkes is the author of three poetry pamphlets and the novel Tail of the Blue Bird (Cape). In 2007 he was awarded Ghana's National ACRAG award for poetry and literary advocacy. |
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