let us not think of them as barbarians

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let us not think of them as barbarians

Name: let us not think of them as barbarians
Brand: NeWest Press
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Written by Peter Midgley

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Peter Midgley’s let us not think of them as barbarians is a bold narrative of love, migration, and war hewn from the stones of Namibia. Sensual and intimate, these evocative poems fold into each other to renew and undermine multiple poetic traditions. Gradually, the poems assemble an ombindi—an ancestral cairn—from a history of violent disruption. Underlying the intense language is an exploration of African philosophy and its potential for changing our view of the world. Even as the poems look to the past, they push the reader towards a future that is as relevant to contemporary Canada as it is to the Namibian earth that bled them.

Peter Midgley is the author of several books of poetry, children’s literature, and plays. He lives in Edmonton.