{"product_id":"9781771964838","title":"The Day-Breakers by Michael Fraser","description":"Longlisted for the 2023 OCM Bocas Prize? Longlisted for the 2023 Raymond Souster Poetry Prize? A CBC Best Poetry Book of 2022? Nominated for the 2023 ReLit Award for PoetrySaturated with locutions lifted from the late 19th century, The Day-Breakers deeply conceives of what African Canadian soldiers experienced before, during, and in the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War.   \"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 wrote Arna Bontemps. In The Day-Breakers, 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 The Day-Breakers 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.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303903801717,"sku":"9781771964838","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781771964838.jpg?v=1762795107","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781771964838","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}