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Exploring the unique features of African-Canadian literature, George Elliott Clarke highlights its significance within African Diasporic and Canadian Studies. He offers critical insights into prominent authors and their works, examining how these texts contribute to the broader literary landscape and cultural discourse. Through his analysis, Clarke underscores the importance of this literature in understanding both African heritage and Canadian identity.

Focusing on African-Canadian literature, this book delves into its development within the Canadian literary landscape and examines the socio-cultural traditions of the African Diaspora. It highlights the unique narratives and contributions of African-Canadian writers, shedding light on their influence and significance in shaping a diverse literary canon.

In "The Quest for a 'National' Nationalism," George Elliott Clarke examines E.J. Pratt's ambition to represent Canada through epic poetry. While Pratt's works, like "Brebeuf and His Brethren," are significant literary achievements, Clarke argues that Pratt fails to authentically voice the diverse identities of all Canadians, particularly Francophones, Indigenous peoples, and People of Colour. Instead, Pratt's legacy is tied to the establishment, highlighting the limitations of his perspective as an epic poet. The lecture is part of a prestigious series honoring Pratt's influence.

Exploring the Transatlantic Slave Trade and colonialism, the epic poem delves into themes of resistance and cultural identity. The later sections reinterpret scriptures through an African lens, culminating in a focus on the African Baptist Association of Nova Scotia. This work stands as a unique contribution to Canadian literature, blending influences from poets like Pound and Walcott while maintaining Clarke's distinct voice. It represents a profound exploration of history, theology, and the African diaspora's experience.

In Zanzibar, in 2008, George Elliott Clarke began to write his "Canticles," an epic poem treating the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Imperial and colonial conquest, and the resistance to all these evils. That is the subject of Canticles I (MMXVI) and (MMXVII). In Canticles II (MMXIX) and (MMXX), Clarke rewrites significant scriptures from an oral and "African" or "Africadian" perspective. Now, in Canticles III (MMXXII) and (MMXXIII), Clarke shifts focus--from world history and theology -- to the specific history and bios associated with the creation of the African ("Africadian") Baptist Association of Nova Scotia. By so doing he concludes the most remarkable epic ever essayed in Canadian letters -- an amalgam of Pound and Walcott -- but entirely and inimitably his own.

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Can you lasso the wind? By turns absurd, witty, playful, and profound, Clarke's poems speak to the vivid wonder, the bright joys, and the secret pains of growing up in this world. With bold and contemporary illustrations by Susan Tooke, Lasso the Wind is a masterpiece.

"Canticles I: mmxvii is part of an epic poem treating the history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and attendant repercussions. It is also an examination of the place of the Black or "Negro" in Western civilization."--

More Amazing Spaces is packed full of fantastic projects, such as George's famous treehouse, a garage-turned-duplex, a camper van serving cream teas, an airstream home and a warren at the bottom of the garden. Far more than inspirational, this book is full of practical tips and sources for creating your own Amazing Spaces.

George Elliott Clark draws from this disturbing chapter in Canadian history in his first novel, brilliantly reimagining the lives - and deaths - of the two brothers.