 [ Large Image ] | Execution Poems George Elliott Clarke 2009 / Poetry / $14.95 9781554470815 / Trade paper / 48 pp After nine years and nine trade printings, Gaspereau Press is issuing a revised and redesigned second edition of its most popular title. Originally released in 2000 in a limited edition of 66 books handset and printed letterpress in a folio format, Execution Poems has gone on to sell over 6000 copies. It was the winner of the 2001 Governor General’s award for poetry and took first place in the poetry category of the 2001 Alcuin Awards for Excellence in Canadian Book Design. Execution Poems is a suite of poems about Clarke’s cousins, George and Rufus Hamilton, who were hanged in July 1949 for the murder of a Fredericton, New Brunswick, taxi driver. In this startling work, Clarke reminds us of racism and poverty and of their brutal, tragic results, blurring the line between the perpetrator and the victim—a line we’d prefer to be simple and clear. As all true poetry should, Clarke’s embodies both damnation and redemption, offering convoluted triumphs alongside tragedy. To purchase this title: Add it to your cart Replaces a previous edition: 9781894031486 | Other Books by this Author |  | White George Elliott Clarke 2021 / Canadian Poetry / $29.95 CAN 9781554472307 / Trade paper / 256 pp |  | The Merchant of Venice (Retried) George Elliott Clarke 2017 / Poetry / $19.95 CAN 9781554471713 / Trade paper / 64 pp |  | Gold George Elliott Clarke 2016 / Poetry / $21.95 CAN 9781554471577 / Trade paper / 160 pp |  | Black George Elliott Clarke 2012 / Poetry / $21.95 CAN 9781554471034 / Trade paper / 152 pp |  | Blue George Elliott Clarke 2011 / Poetry / $21.95 CAN 9781554470990 / Trade paper / 176 pp |  | Red George Elliott Clarke 2011 / Poetry / $19.95 CAN 9781554470983 / Trade paper / 160 pp |  | Whylah Falls George Elliott Clarke 2010 / Poetry / $21.95 CAN 9781554470952 / Trade paper / 208 pp |  | Trudeau: Long March, Shining Path George Elliott Clarke 2007 / Poetry / $21.95 CAN 9781554470372 / Trade paper / 128 pp | Québécité George Elliott Clarke 2003 / Poetry / $39.95 CAN 9781894031752 / Fine / 112 pp |  | Québécité George Elliott Clarke 2003 / Poetry / $18.95 CAN 9781894031745 / Trade paper / 112 pp |  | Africadian History: An Exhibition Catalogue George Elliott Clarke 2001 / Poetry / $4.95 CAN 9781894031523 / Pamphlet / 16 pp |  | Execution Poems George Elliott Clarke 2001 / Poetry / $12.95 CAN 9781894031486 / Trade paper / 48 pp |
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