Portia White
George Elliott Clarke
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Publisher:
Nimbus
Nimbus
DRM:
Watermark
Watermark
Publication Year:
2020
2020
ISBN-13:
9781771086981
Description:
?<p>I take <br/>
Liberties—poetic—and take <br/>
License to relate her story <br/>
In her voice, to tell History <br/>
Who she was—as I hear her say <br/>
Or sing. <br/>
[...] <br/>
But still you will come face-to-face <br/>
With a "Portia," whose life outshines <br/>
All brilliance this black ink divines.... <br/></p>
<p>In his unique brand of spoken word, Africadian poetry, the incomparable George Elliott Clarke explores a personal subject: his great-aunt Portia White. The result is a stirring, epic poem vibrating with energy and music that spans White's birth in 1911, a coming of age amidst the backdrop of two World Wars, and her life-long love affair with music—from singing in to directing the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church choir to her bel canto tutlege at the Halifax Conservatory of Music to her final, command performance before Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1964. </p>
<p><i>Portia White</i> is a stunning testament to the first African Canadian to become an international star. Features vibrant illustrations by contemporary artist Lara Martina.</p>
Liberties—poetic—and take <br/>
License to relate her story <br/>
In her voice, to tell History <br/>
Who she was—as I hear her say <br/>
Or sing. <br/>
[...] <br/>
But still you will come face-to-face <br/>
With a "Portia," whose life outshines <br/>
All brilliance this black ink divines.... <br/></p>
<p>In his unique brand of spoken word, Africadian poetry, the incomparable George Elliott Clarke explores a personal subject: his great-aunt Portia White. The result is a stirring, epic poem vibrating with energy and music that spans White's birth in 1911, a coming of age amidst the backdrop of two World Wars, and her life-long love affair with music—from singing in to directing the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church choir to her bel canto tutlege at the Halifax Conservatory of Music to her final, command performance before Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1964. </p>
<p><i>Portia White</i> is a stunning testament to the first African Canadian to become an international star. Features vibrant illustrations by contemporary artist Lara Martina.</p>