Bücher von Paulette A. Ramsay

Economy of words in fine, colourful form, these poems by Paulette Ramsay prompt the reader to question human perception, ways of seeing the world, and ways people view each other. The poems weave the everyday with the extraordinary, heaviness of heart with humour, grief and gratitude.

Analyses cultural and literary material produced by Afro-Mexicans on the Costa Chica de Guerrero y Oaxaca, Mexico, to undermine and overturn claims of mestizaje or Mexican homogeneity. The author points to the need to bring to an end all attempts at extending the discourse, whether for political or other reasons, that there are no identifiable Afro-descendants in Mexico.