Abstract
Chan is a mercurial name, representing the travellers and shape-shifters of the poems in this collection. It is one of the many nicknames of Hannah Lowe‘s Chinese-Jamaican father, borrowed from the Polish émigré card magician Chan Canasta. It is also a name from China, where her grandfather‘s story begins. Alongside these figures, there‘s Joe Harriott, the Jamaican alto saxophonist, shaking up 1960s London; a cast of other long-lost family; and a ship full of dreamers sailing from Kingston to Liverpool in 1947 on the SS Ormonde.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Hexham, U.K. |
| Publisher | Bloodaxe Books |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781780372839 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- English language and literature