Book-length poem narrates struggle of young Black fighters in WWI
February 13, 2024
February 13, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 13 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
In the new book-length work, "School of Instructions: A Poem," Ishion Hutchinson narrates the psychic and physical terrors of West Indian soldiers volunteering in British regiments in the Middle East during World War I. The book also follows the story of Godspeed, a schoolboy living in 1990s rural Jamaica.
The poem maps Godspeed's daily experiences - at school, at home, outdoors - onto . . .
In the new book-length work, "School of Instructions: A Poem," Ishion Hutchinson narrates the psychic and physical terrors of West Indian soldiers volunteering in British regiments in the Middle East during World War I. The book also follows the story of Godspeed, a schoolboy living in 1990s rural Jamaica.
The poem maps Godspeed's daily experiences - at school, at home, outdoors - onto . . .