Clarke, George Elliott / Escritor
The poems in George Elliott Clarkes White riff on that colours cultural and poetic properties, joining Blue, Black, Red and Gold as the fifth volume in his long-running series of colouring books. This substantial collection moves easily from topical poems written when Clarke was Canadas Parliamentary Poet Laureate through to the lush love poems, tributes and cinematic reflections on identity, history and place. While often pivoting on larger cultural subjects and storiesthe deadly explosion at lake Lac-Mégantic, the global pandemic, or the insidious persistence of systemic injusticeat their core Clarkes poems are unfailingly intimate, animated by great empathy and a passion for connection. This collection exclaims, over and over again: Lookit!
