Whylah Falls Canadian Literature brutally honest about the past

brutally honest about the past and optimistic for the future

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One Heart Broken Into Song

It is determined in its will toward self-determination and resolute in its desire to assume control for the creation of knowledge about itself and its people

Whylah Falls Canadian Literature brutally honest about the pastWhylah Falls is a mythic community in the heart of Black Nova Scotia, populated with larger than life characters: lovers, murderers and muses. George Elliott Clarkes sensuous narrative sings with the rhythm of blues and gospel, spinning a complex, absorbing tale of unrequited love, earthy wisdom, devouring corruption and racial injustice. This is a rare and beautiful collection of poetry, as much in demand twenty years after its publication as it was