Sho Yamagushiku

December 06th, 2024

Shortlisted for the 2024 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize, Sho Yamagushiku’s Shima (McClelland & Stewart $22.50) is a profound exploration of intergenerational witness, exile and cultural repair. Through vivid, haunting poetry, Yamagushiku examines the emotional and psychic toll of cultural displacement on himself and his community. Anchored in ancestor veneration, the narrative spans his own life and a mythic parallel, navigating themes of memory, amnesia and the fragile bond between father and son. The poet’s voice is precise and yearning, probing the roots of a pillaged heritage while grappling with a homeland that remains an unattainable dream. 9780771010927

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