'Gayl Jones's work represents a watershed in American literature . . . her truth-telling
filled with beauty tragedy humour and incisiveness is unmatched' Imani Perry Two epic
poems brimming with intimacy history and revolution from the acclaimed writer of Palmares and
Corregidora. When the Portuguese attack Palmares Brazil's last fugitive slave enclave
Almeyda and her husband are separated as they flee from the destruction. Amid the flight and
re-enslavement of the inhabitants their narrative emerges. Two powerful poems give voice to
the lovers: Almeyda's passionate lament for Anninho whom she believes has been killed is
combined with his response as he searches for her. Their story is one of longing - for each
other for freedom - and for revolution. 'A once-in-a-lifetime work of literature the kind
that changes your understanding of the world' Yara Rodrigues Fowler on Palmares 'Page after
breathtaking page her prose is intricate mesmerizing and endlessly inventive' Deesha Philyaw
on Palmares ' Jones's writing powerfully blends narrative and lyricism' Margo Jefferson
