Fierce Departures: The Poetry of Dionne Brand

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Fierce Departures The Poetry of Dionne Brand Selected with an introduction by Leslie C. Sanders and an afterword by Dionne Brand We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program . We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program for our publishing activities. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Brand, Dionne, 1953– Fierce departures : the poetry of Dionne Brand / selected with an introduction by Leslie C. Sanders ; and an afterword by Dionne Brand. (Laurier poetry series) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-55458-038-5 i. Sanders, Leslie Catherine, 1944– ii. Title. iii. Series: Laurier poetry series PS8553.R275F54 2009 C811'.54 C2008-907328-2© 2009 Wilfrid Laurier University Press Waterloo, Ontario, Canada n2l 3c5 www.wlupress.wlu.ca Cover image: 100* Drawings for Hanneline, /27 (2008), by Nell Painter. Reproduced courtesy of the artist. Cover design and text design by P.J. Woodland. Every reasonable effort has been made to acquire permission for copyright material used in this text, and to acknowledge all such indebtedness accurately. Any errors and omissions called to the publisher’s attention will be corrected in future printings. This book is printed on Ancient Forest Friendly paper (100% post-consumer recycled). Printed in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted , in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-8935777 . ...