 George Elliott Clarke (born February 12, 1960) is a Canadian poet and playwright. Born in Windsor Plains, Nova Scotia, he has spent much of his career writing about the black communities of Nova Scotia and served for a time in the African-American Studies department at Duke University. He earned a B.A. honours in English from the University of Waterloo (1984), an M.A. in English from Dalhousie University (1989) and a Ph.D. in English from Queen’s University (1993). He is currently an English professor at the University of Toronto. In the mid 1980's he attended the Beaches Library Poetry Workshop run by Wayne Ray and Lola Snead. In 2001 he won the Governor General's Award for poetry for his book Execution Poems. Image File history File links George_Elliott_Clarke. ...
February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages None Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total • Land • Water (% of total) Ranked 12th 55,283 km² 53,338...
African American studies, or Black studies, is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to the study of the history, culture, and politics of African Americans. ...
Duke University is a private, coeducational, research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Officially founded as Duke University in 1924, Duke traces its institutional roots back to 1838. ...
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Dalhousie University is a university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. ...
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Wayne Scott Ray (born 1950 in Alabama) is a Canadian poet. ...
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Clarke's work largely explores and chronicles the experience and history of the Black Canadian community of Nova Scotia, creating a cultural geography that Clarke often refers to as Africadia. (See also Acadia.) The term black Canadian refers to Canadian citizens whose ancestors were indigenous to Africa; for the most part they have recent origins in the Caribbean, especially Jamaica, but others trace their lineage through the United States, Latin America, Africa and elsewhere. ...
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Clarke's Whylah Falls was one of the selected books in the 2002 edition of Canada Reads, where it was championed by Nalo Hopkinson. Whylah Falls is a long narrative poem (or verse novel) by George Elliott Clarke, published in book form in 1990. ...
For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ...
Canada Reads is an annual battle of the books competition organized and broadcast by Canadas public broadcaster, the CBC. Overview During Canada Reads, five personalities champion five different books, each champion extolling the merits of one of the titles over a series of five programs. ...
Nalo Hopkinson (born December 20, 1960) is a Jamaica writer and editor living in Canada. ...
Clarke is a great-nephew of the late Canadian opera singer Portia White, politician Bill White and labour union leader Jack White. Sydney Opera House: one of the worlds most recognizable opera houses and landmarks Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content or primary entertainment is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the...
Portia May White (June 24, 1911-February 13, 1968), was a singer who achieved international fame because of her voice and stage presence. ...
William Andrew (Bill) White, Jr. ...
A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers...
Jack White was a Canadian labour union activist. ...
Bibliography
Poetry Collections - Saltwater Spirituals and Deeper Blues — 1983
- Whylah Falls — 1990
- Lush Dreams, Blue Exile: Fugitive Poems 1978–1993 — 1994
- Gold Indigoes — 1999
- Execution Poems: The Black Acadian Tragedy of George and Rue — 2001
- Blue — 2001
- Illuminated Verses — 2005
- Black — 2006
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Whylah Falls is a long narrative poem (or verse novel) by George Elliott Clarke, published in book form in 1990. ...
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1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Plays Whylah Falls is a long narrative poem (or verse novel) by George Elliott Clarke, published in book form in 1990. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Beatrice Chancy is a Canadian opera. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Novels 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Anthologies Edited - Fire on the Water: An Anthology of Black Nova Scotian Writing (two volumes) — 1992
- Eyeing the North Star: Directions in African-Canadian Literature — 1997
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Academic Books - Odysseys Home: Mapping African-Canadian Literature — 2002
For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ...
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