The DayBreakers by Michael Fraser Paperback Book 9781771964838

Longlisted for the 2023 OCM Bocas Prize • Longlisted for the 2023 Raymond Souster Poetry Prize • A CBC Best Poetry Book of 2022 • Nominated for the 2023 ReLit Award for PoetrySaturated with locutions lifted from the late 19th century, The Day-Breakers deeply conceives of what African Canadian soldiers experienced before, during, and in the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War."It is not wise to waste the life / Against a stubborn will. / Yet would we die as some have done. / Beating a way for the rising sun wrote Arna Bontemps. In The Day-Breakers, poet Michael Fraser imagines the selflessness of Black soldiers who fought for the Union during the American Civil War, of whom hundreds were African-Canadian, fighting for the freedom of their brethren and the dawning of a new day. Brilliantly capturing the rhythms of their voices and the era in which they lived and fought, Fraser's The Day-Breakers is an homage to their sacrifice and an unforgettable act of reclamation: the restoration of a language, and a powerful new perspective on Black history and experience.

Author: Michael Fraser Binding: Paperback / softback Format: Paperback / softback Genre: Media > Books > Print Books > Poetry by individual poets Pages: 72 Page Count: 72 Publication Date: 2022 Year of Publication: 2022 Classification: Media > Books > Print Books > Poetry by individual poets Weight: 266 g Publisher: Biblioasis Country of Publication: Canada Package Dimension Length: 13.9 cm Package Dimension Width: 21.5 cm Package Dimension Height: 0.9 cm ISBN: 9781771964838