{"product_id":"mother-muse-9781550655988","title":"Mother Muse","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLorna Goodison\u003c\/b\u003e's first poetry collection to be published in Canada in over nine years, \u003ci\u003eMother Muse\u003c\/i\u003e heralds the return of a major voice. The poems in Goodison's new book move boldly and range widely; here are praise songs alongside laments; autobiography shares pages with the collective past. In her exquisitely lyrical evocations of Jamaican lore and tradition, Goodison has always shown another side of history. While celebrating a wide cross-section of women-from Mahalia Jackson to Sandra Bland-\u003ci\u003eMother Muse\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on two under-regarded \"mothers\" in Jamaican music: Sister Mary Ignatius, who nurtured many of Jamaica's most gifted musicians, and celebrated dancer Anita \"Margarita\" Mahfood. These important figures lead a collection of formidable scope and intelligence, one that seamlessly blends the personal and the political.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLorna Goodison\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of 14 books of poetry, three short-story collections, and an essay collection. Her acclaimed memoir, \u003ci\u003eFrom Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her People\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) was a finalist for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction and the Trillium Award, and won the B.C. Award for Canadian Non-Fiction. Born in Jamaica, Goodison has taught at the University of Toronto and the University of Michigan, and now lives in British Columbia. She was Jamaica's Poet Laureate from 2017-2020 and received The Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vehicule Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50388056703250,"sku":"9781550655988","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_57fa270a-b017-48ff-aa95-e6cd10412721.jpg?v=1728887681","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mother-muse-9781550655988","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}