Make the World New

Country of Authorship: Jamaica
Author: Lillian Allen
Genre: Poetry

Synopsis

Make the World New: The Poetry of Lillian Allen (Wilfred Laurier University Press) is a long overdue summation of the work of the Jamaica-born dub poet, considered “one of the leading creative Black feminist voices in Canada.” The volume brings together selected poems from across Allen’s career, including previously unpublished work, with an introduction by editor Ronald Cummings that investigates the dynamics of her poems as they move between spoken and written forms, and their fresh resonance for the Black Lives Matter movement.