{"product_id":"the-arkansas-testament-paperback","title":"The Arkansas Testament - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek Walcott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDerek Walcott's eighth collection of poems, \u003ci\u003eThe Arkansas Testament\u003c\/i\u003e, is divided into two parts--\"Here,\" verse evoking the poet's native Caribbean, and \"Elsewhere.\" It opens with six poems in quatrains whose memorable, compact lines further Walcott's continuous effort to crystallize images of the Caribbean landscape and people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor several years, Derek Walcott has lived mainly in the United States. \"The Arkansas Testament,\" one of the book's long poems, is a powerful confrontation of changing allegiances. The poem's crisis is the taking on of an extra history, one that challenges unquestioning devotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerek Walcott (1930-2017)\u003c\/b\u003e was born in St. Lucia, the West Indies, in 1930. His \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems: 1948-1984\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1986, and his subsequent works include a book-length poem, \u003ci\u003eOmeros \u003c\/i\u003e(1990); a collection of verse, \u003ci\u003eThe Bounty\u003c\/i\u003e (1997); and, in an edition illustrated with his own paintings, the long poem \u003ci\u003eTiepolo's Hound\u003c\/i\u003e (2000). His numerous plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Haitian Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and \u003ci\u003eWalker and The Ghost Dance\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). Walcott received the Queen's Medal for Poetry in 1988 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 8.76 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762296979744,"sku":"9780374520991","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6341d736f35ba5661d11a80b8cdfd593.webp?v=1780218900","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-arkansas-testament-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}