{"product_id":"9783032202482","title":"Lorna Goodison's Sojourner Poetics","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLorna Goodison's Sojourner Poetics\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnthea Morrison\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Caribbean \u0026amp; Latin American\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on the work of internationally celebrated writer Lorna Goodison, with special attention paid to the body of poetry beginning with the 2001 volume \u003cem\u003eTravelling Mercies\u003c\/em\u003e, published some twenty years after her first collection, and \u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eending with her 2021 volume \u003cem\u003eMother Muse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Goodison’s prodigious oeuvre stretches over four decades, and includes a prize-winning memoir, \u003cem\u003eFrom Harvey River\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as a collection of essays, three collections of short stories, and fourteen volumes of poetry. This study draws attention to the recurring thematic concerns of Goodison's work, as well as the aesthetic choices of this acclaimed Jamaican writer. Morrison traces the evolution of Goodison's perspective over the years, while highlighting in close readings the formal elements observed throughout her work,\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ereflecting a passionate commitment to craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthea Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e previously worked as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Literatures in English at the University of  the West Indies, \u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eMona, \u003c\/span\u003eJamaica. She is now retired. She previously published \u003cem\u003eNew Crossings: Caribbean Migration Narratives \u003c\/em\u003e(2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032202482\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e211\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46190074298508,"sku":"9783032202482","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032202482.jpg?v=1781088286","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032202482","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}