{"product_id":"unwritten-caribbean-poems-after-w-w-1","title":"Unwritten Caribbean Poems After W W 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith contributions from \u003cb\u003eJay Bernard, Malika Booker, Kat Francois, Jay T. John, Anthony Joseph, Ishion Hutchinson, Charnell Lucien, Vladimir Lucien, Rachel Manley\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTanya Shirley \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Karen McCarthy Woolf\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to fight for a ‘mother country’ that refuses to accept you as one of its own? Britain’s First World War poets changed the way we view military conflict and had a deep impact on the national psyche. Yet the stories of the 15,600 volunteers who signed up to the British West Indian Regiment remain largely unknown. Sadly, these citizens of empire were not embraced as compatriots on an equal footing. Instead they faced prejudice, injustice and discrimination while being confined to menial and auxiliary work, regardless of rank or status. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a collaborative project, co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW, BBC Contains Strong Language and the British Council, \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnwritten Poems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003einvited contemporary Caribbean and Caribbean diaspora poets to write into that vexed space, and explore the nature of war and humanity – as it exists now, and at a time when Britain’s colonial ambitions were still at a peak. \u003ci\u003eUnwritten: Caribbean Poems After the First \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a result of that provocation and also includes new material written for broadcast and live performance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316134060414,"sku":"NW9781911027294","price":12.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781911027294.jpg?v=1778700671","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/unwritten-caribbean-poems-after-w-w-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}