Sargasso Sea Scrolls by Dannabang Kuwabong
CBC Books | Posted: February 25, 2023 11:29 PM | Last Updated: February 25, 2023
A poetry collection about race, identity and Black diaspora
A Black poet's meditative, evocative journey to the Dutch Caribbean island Curacao, evoking slave experiences through historical remains, human memories, and his own associations with his native West Africa and current homes in Puerto Rico and Canada. The poetry is often graphic, with lines in Spanish, and shows parallels in landscape, food, and language between West Africa and the Caribbean.
Kuwabong is an emerging Ghanaian Canadian poet who lives in Hamilton, Ont.