WebbOriginally from Jamaica, Shara McCallum is the author of five books of poetry, including her most recent collection Madwoman, in which these poems appear. Credit: Shara McCallum, "Madwoman to Claudette Colbert," "The Dream," "Invention," "Madwoman's Geography," "Exile," and "Lucea, Jamaica," from Madwoman. WebbMcCallum’s poems and essays have appeared in journals\, anthologies\, and textbooks throughout the US\, Caribbean\, Latin America\, Europe\, and Asia. La historia es un cuarto/History is a Room\, an anthology of poems drawn from her six books and translated into Spanish by Adalber Salas Hernández\, was published in 2024 by Mantis Editores in …

Shara McCallum – Department of English

Webb9 mars 2024 · Shara McCallum - 1972-. In my time, I was a girl who like to spree. The whole world would open fi mi if I shift mi hips to strain the fabric of mi skirt, just so. Still, I did … WebbHere, as in McCallum’s previous work s, poems are brimming with cross-cultural, historical, popular, and literary references. Poems communicate across the collection, reaching out to her earlier ... citizens takeout policies

No Ruined Stone by Shara McCallum Poetry Foundation

WebbThen, your silence was the silence of regret. This is the debt, the only one you could have paid, I wish tendered. This is how I need to imagine your life flickered out. But every time I resurrect the scene of your death, my wanting is not enough. I … WebbShara McCallum is a Jamaican-American writer and the author of five books of poetry, published in the US and UK, most recently Madwoman (2024). Her work has been widely … WebbBecause we did not have threads. of turquoise, silver, and gold, we could not sew a sun nor sky. And our hands became balls of fire. And our arms spread open like wings. Because … citizen stainless atomic watch