{"product_id":"black-uncle-paperback","title":"Black Uncle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Marcus Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Marcus Powell and I share a generation and a geography. I opened this book and turned the pages greedily, drawn into a story told in an irresistible voice that leads, like the pied piper, into a way of life that has almost disappeared. The poem begins at a moment frozen in history but the protagonist steps from it into our changed society with the abiding truth of boyhood held out like a perfectly-wrapped gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Ann Drysdale, author of \u003cem\u003eFeeling Unusual\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReminiscent of Brian Friel's \u003cem\u003eFaith Healer\u003c\/em\u003e, John Marcus Powell's \u003cem\u003eBlack Uncle\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate history told in voices-in this case a Welsh boy named Timmy and his Mam. Their alternating monologues tell a rich and nuanced tale of a family separated by the Second World War and of the black American soldier who deeply touches both of their lives. Powell orchestrates notes of personal tragedy, parochial prejudice, and sexual awakening in delightful, fluent verse, each line composed in the mouth of a brilliant actor-poet. When, years ago, I first heard Powell perform his poems in a burlesque house in the East Village, I remember the buzz that went around the room: here was the real deal! \u003cem\u003eBlack Uncle\u003c\/em\u003e is his strongest work to date, a tour de force of voice, character, and feeling. I can't recommend it highly enough. - David Yezzi, author of \u003cem\u003eMore Things in Heaven: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Marcus Powell brings a lost world marvelously back to life again in \u003cem\u003eBlack Uncle\u003c\/em\u003e, a world of fears, injuries, and losses caused by poverty, war, and nonconformity. Yet, in the midst of great deprivations in a tiny Welsh village, Powell celebrates the growth of \"exuberant weeds, \/ extravagant brussel sprouts.\" Fans of Martina Evans's verse novels will love John Marcus Powell's \u003cem\u003eBlack Uncle\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e- Jee Leong Koh, author of \u003cem\u003eInspector Inspector\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 106\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53274411172147,"sku":"9780989898461","price":35.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/vxxhsB3Emw9780989898461.webp?v=1776896242","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/black-uncle-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}