Mattress Makers (Mawenzi House), the newest collection of poetry by Guyana-born Sasenarine Persaud, recognises the literary achievements of late Caribbean writers such as V.S. Naipaul and Sam Selvon, consequently seeking to offer tribute to them in verse. Many of these poems are concerned with commemorations to honourable ancestors and their traditions, notably the rituals preserved by immigrant labourers to the West Indies. Using explorative and experimental devices, Mattress Makers journeys through time in non-linear fashion to document the psychological conditions of all those who seek an ultimate truth or enlightenment. Persaud’s numerous other collections include Monsoon on the Fingers of God and Lantana Strangling Ixora.