| Summary: | Writing in The Hudson Review, <br> David Mason has characterized Lorna Goodison's work as a "revelation<br> to me, much of it beautiful for its simple negotiation of the line between<br> life and art."<br> One of the most distinguished<br> contemporary poets of the Caribbean, Goodison draws on both African and<br> European inheritances in her finely crafted poems, which often carry a<br> sense of language's healing power in the face of the pain of the past.<br> She deals thematically with the struggle of Caribbean women and writes<br> in a fashion that has developed from conversational to more ritualistic.<br> From reviews of Goodison's<br> earlier works:<br> "The evocative power<br> of Lorna Goodison's poetry derives its urgency and appeal from the heart-and-mind<br> concerns she has for language, history, racial identity, and gender."<br> Andrew Salkey -- World Literature Today <br> "A marvelous poet, one<br> to savor and to chant aloud."<br> -- Pat Monaghan, Booklist <br>
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