The Jamaica Kollection Of The Shante Dream Arkive by Marcia Douglas
being dreamity, algoriddims, chants & riffs
A dreamlike, poetic reimagining of Jamaica that moves between present-day life and deep historical memory. Told as a mosaic of voices—a mother searching for a missing child, an undocumented migrant, a youth wandering dream-gates—the book explores loss, cultural memory, and ecological decline, with evocative notes on healing herbs, disappearing flora and fauna, and sea spirits. Objects like Zora Neale Hurston’s abandoned camera and rich, cinematic imagery anchor the collection’s eco-spiritual visions without revealing plot twists.
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- Published
- 2025
- Nationality
- Jamaican
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 224
- Original Language
- English
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