Win'rush Pickney Prosody

Win'rush Pickney Prosody

Win'rush Nurse & Other Poems

ByHorlene Hanlan

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Win'rush Pickney Prosody explores the experiences of the Windrush Generation and its offspring. In this text, Patois is the vehicle used to navigate a complex social history. Highlighting a few dichotomies that may have led to the Windrush Scandal. It explores the co-dependency between Jamaica and the British crown. The 'growth' of realisation that much has been removed from the Land of Wood and Water - educationally, financially, technologically, historically, medically, with little returned; The 'development' of Rastafari men and women and their initial call for Reparation and Repatriation. The islands are now, 'republic boun'; within a Caribbean region that has evolved out of puberty and now steps into its adulthood. Love Lettahs celebrates Frederick Dowie, my grandfather, a World One veteran, who then, loyally served King and country. Section titles are: • History; • Life; • Windrush Generation; • J'cans & World Wars. Themes veined through the text are: • Patois language • Belonging • Dsplacement • Love & Marriage • Femicide/Matricide • Domestic violence • Politics (both sides of the Atlantic). The reader decides whether a Caribbeans' life has improved (the new tribe - created for a 'New World') or, is Caricom justified in its call for unity when putting forth, 'The Ten Point Reparations Programme'. See poem entitled: 'Reparation'. Not much has been heard about the experience of The 'Windrush' child. A voice silenced during the recent Windrush Scandal and subsequent debates. Through a plethora of themes, the Win'rush Pickney's voice is explored. Telling the tale of Jambrits who still feel the brunt of the immigrant experience. Recruited by the British to rebuild a beleaguered post-war economy, the Windrush Generation were reliable, hard-working, vibrant human beings. They were, 'The People Who Came.' Win'rush Pickney Prosody celebrates what it is to be a Jambrit living in the African Diaspora.

Details

Publication Date
Jul 27, 2023
Language
English
ISBN
9781447670230
Category
Poetry
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Horlene Hanlan

Specifications

Pages
191
Binding Type
Paperback Perfect Bound
Interior Color
Black & White
Dimensions
A5 (5.83 x 8.27 in / 148 x 210 mm)

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