Cane, Corn & Gully

Country of Authorship: Barbados
Author: Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa
Genre: Poetry

Synopsis

Cane, Corn & Gully (Out-Spoken Press), the debut book by Barbadian-British Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa, brings together poems and dance “to observe, question, and ruminate on what it means to adopt, perform, and pass down the notion of black West Indian femininity.” Diagrammed notations of traditional Caribbean dance movements as well as “everyday rituals” alternate with the author’s powerful meditations on survival and rebellion.