Shame Trees Don't Grow Here: But Poincianas Bloom by Velma Pollard
Shame Trees Don't Grow Here: But Poincianas Bloom

Velma Pollard

Shame Trees Don't Grow Here: But Poincianas Bloom

Velma Pollard

72 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

poetry informative reflective slow-paced
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A shame tree is a Jamaican symbol for the development of moral consciousness, and the poems in this collection explore the points at which moral values emerge - and the consequences of their absence. The poems suggest toughly that such consciousne...

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