{"product_id":"day-breakers","title":"Day Breakers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2023 OCM Bocas Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• Longlisted for the 2023 Raymond Souster Poetry Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e • \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CBC Best Poetry Book of 2022 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e• Nominated for the 2023 ReLit Award for Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaturated with locutions lifted from the late 19th century, \u003cem\u003eThe Day-Breakers\u003c\/em\u003e deeply conceives of what African Canadian soldiers experienced before, during, and in the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"It is not wise to waste the life \/ Against a stubborn will. \/ Yet would we die as some have done. \/ Beating a way for the rising sun\u003c\/em\u003e wrote Arna Bontemps. In \u003cem\u003eThe Day-Breakers\u003c\/em\u003e, poet Michael Fraser imagines the selflessness of Black soldiers who fought for the Union during the American Civil War, of whom hundreds were African-Canadian, fighting for the freedom of their brethren and the dawning of a new day. Brilliantly capturing the rhythms of their voices and the era in which they lived and fought, Fraser’s \u003cem\u003eThe Day-Breakers\u003c\/em\u003e is an homage to their sacrifice and an unforgettable act of reclamation: the restoration of a language, and a powerful new perspective on Black history and experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313260405118,"sku":"NW9781771964838","price":11.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781771964838.jpg?v=1778591763","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/day-breakers","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}