"I see trouble. Plenty trouble." The village obeahman Manko foresees trouble when an Englishman Garry Johnson comes to stay in the cacao estate of his friend Roger Franklin in Trinidad. Before long h
Poetry. African American Studies. Caribbean Studies. Engaging with a broad range of human experience and concerns, REDEMPTION RAIN invites the reader into its profound epiphanies through patient revis
Poetry. Gay & Lesbian Studies. Asian Studies. This long-awaited first collection of poetry by queer Sri Lankan writer and spoken-word artist Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha is full of the stories
Poetry. These "subversive sonnets" overhaul the traditional sonnet form to address a range of subjects, from the tenderness of love to the terror of rape, punishment, torture, and murder. The poet's q
Fiction. Asian American Studies. How far would you go to be free?Humorous, though tinged with a sense of the tragic, at times risque, and utterly contemporary, THE HAREM, is a fast-paced novel about y
Poetry. Middle Eastern Studies. TURKISH DELIGHT, MONTREAL WINTER takes the reader from Lebanon's olive groves to Montreal's frigid winters and underground malls. These closely connected poems present
Poetry. THE PERFECT UNRAVELLING OF THE SPIRIT is about memory of being, being in body, spirit and speculation. It unravels the remembrances and cognitions forged in the mind as it recalls life through
Fiction. South African studies. In Cape Town's Division 6, despite the brutality of apartheid laws, the lives of people go on. In these five connected stories, the central character is a precocious li
Fiction. Afro-Caribbean Studies. When at age 51, Joshua Eclair--victim of a pygmalianism gone awry--emerges from amnesia in a hospital in Montreal, he must explore what makes him want to erase his ide
Poetry. African American Studies. With CD. Michelle Muir's debut poetry collection brings a new and confident voice in the hip hop genre to the printed page. Muir's poetry skillfully blends the langua
Literary Nonfiction. Asian & Asian American Studies. Edited by R. Cheran, Dalbir Singh, Chelva Kanaganayakam, and Sudharshan Durayappah. Tamil Studies. In the past few decades, as a growing presen
Poetry. In his most recent volume of poetry, Rienzi Crusz's preoccupations have not substantially changed, but his perspectives have. He is deeply conscious of time and place, the events of the past a
Art. Asian Studies. Edited with a preface by Lien Chao. Chinese brush painting refers to paintings utilizing Chinese brush, ink, and Xuan paper. By now Chinese brush painting has been the predominant
Fiction. Asian American Studies. This new anthology brings together some of the most exciting works of fiction by contemporary Chinese Canadian writers. Representing three generations of Chinese from
Poetry. Inspired by the rich poetic tradition of the author's native Arab culture, TO LOVE A PALESTINIAN WOMAN includes works written over eight years. Richly evocative and often passionate, these poe
Literary Nonfiction. Middle Eastern Studies. African American Studies. Asian American Studies. In these thoughtful essays, Sheema Khan--Canadian hockey mom and Harvard PhD--gives us her own pointed in
Fiction. These poignant stories finely depict the lives of immigrants, through the themes of family adjustment, loss, and starting afresh in a new place. Set in suburban Toronto, New Jersey, Texas, an
Poetry. Bilingual Edition. Translated from the Tamil by Chelva Kanaganayakam. This book provides, for the first time, a bilingual edition of forty poems by R Cheran. Written over a period of three dec
Poetry. This collection is as much about love and people in and out of relationships as it is about origins and the process of estrangement. The lantana is a flower of South American origin, and the i
Poetry. LGBT Studies. Asian American Studies. In these poems, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha explores how queer people of color resist and transform violence through love and desire. Remembering and