
The Day-Breakers
by Michael Fraser
Title:
The Day-Breakers
Author:
Michael Fraser
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
72 pages, Illustrations
Publisher:
Biblioasis
ISBN-13:
9781771964838
EAN:
9781771964838
Classifications:
Poetry
Weight (g):
266
Dimensions (mm):
139 x 215 x 9
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Longlisted for the 2023 OCM Bocas Prize • Longlisted for the 2023 Raymond Souster Poetry Prize • A CBC Best Poetry Book of 2022 • Nominated for the 2023 ReLit Award for PoetrySaturated with locutions lifted from the late 19th century, The Day-Breakers deeply conceives of what African Canadian soldiers experienced before, during, and in the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War."It is not wise to waste the life / Against a stubborn will. / Yet would we die as some have done. / Beating a way for the rising sun wrote Arna Bontemps. In The Day-Breakers, poet Michael Fraser imagines the selflessness of Black soldiers who fought for the Union during the American Civil War, of whom hundreds were African-Canadian, fighting for the freedom of their brethren and the dawning of a new day. Brilliantly capturing the rhythms of their voices and the era in which they lived and fought, Fraser's The Day-Breakers is an homage to their sacrifice and an unforgettable act of reclamation: the restoration of a language, and a powerful new perspective on Black history and experience.










