The Journey Home

<center><i>Calluses calabash-big are on my feet.Sugar in my veins sweetens my life.Salt preserves my flesh in this unrefrigerated land.I am womanWoe I am.I'se woman.</i></center><p>In this mythical-poetic collection of verse seasoned poet Horace Goddard shares vivid imagery and energetic language as he offers a bold refreshing yet introspective glimpse into an African Caribbean man's search for a home in the diaspora.<p>As migratory man travels from place to place and establishes ties to the land he nurtures a perpetual yearning for the land of his origin and often wonders Where is home and how will I get there? In this new collection of poems often penned in fable-like style Goddard questions what home means what culture means when a person is transplanted and what race means in a country that is predominantly black or white.<p>As Goddard offers a memorable lyrical journey from Africa to the Caribbean and finally to Canada his poetry invokes emotions andnostalgia as he explores the differences in cultures and details his experiences as a traveler. It is through this celebrated poet's eyesthat many will truly understand what it is like to journey home.