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Providential : poems / by Channer, Colin,author.(CARDINAL)648929;
Subjects: Poetry.; Jamaican Americans; Authors, Jamaican;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Satisfy my soul / by Channer, Colin.(CARDINAL)648929;
Subjects: Fiction.; African American authors.; Jamaican Americans; Jamaicans;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 8
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Claude McKay : rebel sojourner in the Harlem Renaissance : a biography / by Cooper, Wayne F.(CARDINAL)189109;
Bibliography: pages 425-429.
Subjects: Biographies.; McKay, Claude, 1890-1948.; African-American arts.; Authors, American; Authors, Jamaican; Harlem Renaissance.; African Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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How to say Babylon [large print] : a memoir / by Sinclair, Safiya,author.(CARDINAL)413599;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 635-637).Author's note -- Prologue -- Budgerigar. The man who would be god -- Domain of the marvelous -- Fisherman's daughter -- Unclean women -- Bettah must come -- Revelations -- As the twig is bent -- Chicken merry hawk -- Hydra -- Age of wonder -- Moth in amber -- Medusa. My Eurydice -- The red belt -- False idol -- Book of Esther -- Not Hollywood -- Through the fire -- Silver -- Lionheart. Galatea -- Dance of Salome -- Leaving Sequestra -- Coven -- Jezebel -- Harbinger of Babylon -- Mermaid. Daughter of Lilith -- The red door -- Iphigenia -- Jumbie bird -- I woman."Throughout her childhood, Safiya Sinclair's father, a volatile reggae musician and militant adherent to a strict sect of Rastafari, became obsessed with her purity, in particular, with the threat of what Rastas call Babylon, the immoral and corrupting influences of the Western world outside their home. He worried that womanhood would make Safiya and her sisters morally weak and impure, and believed a woman's highest virtue was her obedience. In an effort to keep Babylon outside the gate, he forbade almost everything. In place of pants, the women in her family were made to wear long skirts and dresses to cover their arms and legs, head wraps to cover their hair, no make-up, no jewelry, no opinions, no friends. Safiya's mother, while loyal to her father, nonetheless gave Safiya and her siblings the gift of books, including poetry, to which Safiya latched on for dear life. And as Safiya watched her mother struggle voicelessly for years under housework and the rigidity of her father's beliefs, she increasingly used her education as a sharp tool with which to find her voice and break free. Inevitably, with her rebellion comes clashes with her father, whose rage and paranoia explodes in increasing violence. As Safiya's voice grows, lyrically and poetically, a collision course is set between them. How to Say Babylon is Sinclair's reckoning with the culture that initially nourished but ultimately sought to silence her; it is her reckoning with patriarchy and tradition, and the legacy of colonialism in Jamaica. Rich in lyricism and language only a poet could evoke, How to Say Babylon is both a universal story of a woman finding her own power and a unique glimpse into a rarefied world we may know how to name, Rastafari, but one we know little about"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Autobiographies.; Sinclair, Safiya.; Women poets, American; Women college teachers; Rastafarians; Jamaicans; Fathers and daughters.; African American women authors;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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How to say Babylon : a memoir / by Sinclair, Safiya,author.(CARDINAL)413599;
Author's note -- Prologue -- Budgerigar -- The man who would be God -- Domain of the marvelous -- Fisherman's daughter -- Unclean women -- Bettah must come -- Revelations -- As the twig is bent -- Chicken merry hawk -- Hydra -- Age of wonder -- Moth in amber -- Medusa -- My Eurydice -- The red belt -- False idol -- Book of Esther -- Not Hollywood -- Through the fire -- Silver -- Lionheart -- Galatea -- Dance of Salome -- Leaving Sequestra -- Coven -- Jezebel -- Harbinger of Babylon -- Mermaid -- Daughter of Lilith -- The red door -- Iphigenia -- Jumbie bird -- I woman."Throughout her childhood, Safiya Sinclair's father, a volatile reggae musician and militant adherent to a strict sect of Rastafari, became obsessed with her purity, in particular, with the threat of what Rastas call Babylon, the immoral and corrupting influences of the Western world outside their home. He worried that womanhood would make Safiya and her sisters morally weak and impure, and believed a woman's highest virtue was her obedience. In an effort to keep Babylon outside the gate, he forbade almost everything. In place of pants, the women in her family were made to wear long skirts and dresses to cover their arms and legs, head wraps to cover their hair, no make-up, no jewelry, no opinions, no friends. Safiya's mother, while loyal to her father, nonetheless gave Safiya and her siblings the gift of books, including poetry, to which Safiya latched on for dear life. And as Safiya watched her mother struggle voicelessly for years under housework and the rigidity of her father's beliefs, she increasingly used her education as a sharp tool with which to find her voice and break free. Inevitably, with her rebellion comes clashes with her father, whose rage and paranoia explodes in increasing violence. As Safiya's voice grows, lyrically and poetically, a collision course is set between them. How to Say Babylon is Sinclair's reckoning with the culture that initially nourished but ultimately sought to silence her; it is her reckoning with patriarchy and tradition, and the legacy of colonialism in Jamaica. Rich in lyricism and language only a poet could evoke, How to Say Babylon is both a universal story of a woman finding her own power and a unique glimpse into a rarefied world we may know how to name, Rastafari, but one we know little about."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Sinclair, Safiya.; African American women authors; Women college teachers; Women poets, American; Rastafarians; Jamaicans; Fathers and daughters.;
Available copies: 39 / Total copies: 42
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Jamaican ancestry : how to find out more / by Mitchell, Madeleine E.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Trap kitchen : wah gwaan Jamaican cookbook / by Jenkins, Malachi,author.(CARDINAL)677924; Smith, Roberto,author.(CARDINAL)677926; Iandoli, Kathy.(CARDINAL)792138;
Takes readers on a vibrant journey through Jamaica's rich culinary culture, offering over 60 recipes rooted in the island's history. The book features innovative twists on classic dishes such as Goat Head Soup, tender Oxtail, Ackee & Saltfish, and spicy Jerk Chicken. It promises a sensory adventure that explores the heart of Jamaican food traditions, blending history, culture, and unforgettable flavors.
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Cooking, Jamaican.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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All the colors we will see : reflections on barriers, brokenness, and finding our way / by Gopo, Patrice,1979-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Collects essays on the author's experiences growing up in Anchorage, Alaska as the child of Jamaican immigrants, as well as her later experiences living in South Africa and the American South, focusing on themes of difference and belonging.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Gopo, Patrice, 1979-; Jamaican Americans; Social integration;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Cannibal / by Sinclair, Safiya,author.(CARDINAL)413599;
"Colliding with and confronting The Tempest and postcolonial identity, the poems in Safiya Sinclair's Cannibal explore Jamaican childhood and history, race relations in America, womanhood, otherness, and exile. She evokes a home no longer accessible and a body at times uninhabitable, often mirrored by a hybrid Eve/Caliban figure. Blooming with intense lyricism and fertile imagery, these full-blooded poems are elegant, mythic, and intricately woven. Here the female body is a dark landscape; the female body is cannibal. Sinclair shocks and delights her readers with her willingness to disorient and provoke, creating a multitextured collage of beautiful and explosive poems"--
Subjects: Jamaican poetry.; American poetry.; Poetry.; Women; Human body; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Natural flava : quick & easy plant-based Caribbean recipes / by McAnuff, Craig,author.; McAnuff, Shaun,author.;
Jamaica has a long and authentic vegan tradition: the Ital diet of Jamaican Rastafarians. Ital means clean, natural, and unprocessed as much as possible. Rastafari is an expression of unity with all things. Essentially Jamaican cooking without salt, meat, or additives, Ital is just as tasty but with the power to promote overall health and wellness. Craig and Shaun McAnuff are spreading the love, offering Ital inspiration and punchy Caribbean flavours to the feel-good, plant-based diet taking the world by storm.
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Cooking, Caribbean.; Vegan cooking.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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