Five books of circular narrative design offer a unique structure for readers
Titled after Homer to explore the epic tradition and its modern resonance
Addresses the visible history of American Indians and the tragedy of African enslavement for a multifaceted historical lens
Focusses on individual stories of exile and suffering to highlight broader cultural themes
Engages readers with contemporary language and poetic form
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A poem in five books, of circular narrative design, titled with the Greek name for Homer, which simultaneously charts two currents of history: the visible history charted in events - the tribal losses of the American Indian, the tragedy of African enslavement - and the interior, unwritten epic fashioned from the suffering of the individua
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