Songs of Jamaica

by Claude McKay

Book Overview

Songs of Jamaica (1912) is a poetry collection by Claude McKay. Published before the poet left Jamaica for the United States, Songs of Jamaica is a pioneering collection of verse written in Jamaican Patois, the first of its kind. As a committed leftist, McKay was a keen observer of the Black experience in the Caribbean, the American South, and later in New York, where he gained a reputation during the Harlem Renaissance for celebrating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1513299352
• ISBN13: 9781513299358
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Mint Editions
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"