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JJ Bola is a Kinshasa-born, British-French poet, writer and educator, [2] [1] based in London. He has written three collections of poetry as well as two novels, No Place to Call Home (2017) and The Selfless Act Of Breathing (2021), and a non-fiction book about masculinity and patriarchy for young people, Mask Off: Masculinity Redefined (2019). [3]
Whyte has written ten volumes of poetry and four books of prose. [25] Pilgrim is based on the human need to travel, "From here to there". [26] The House of Belonging looks at the same human need for home. [27] He describes his collection Everything Is Waiting For You (2003) as arising from the grief at the loss of his mother. [28]
Browning's poem inspired singer-songwriter Clifford T Ward in his sentimental 1973 song "Home Thoughts from Abroad", which also makes reference to other romantic poets John Keats and William Wordsworth. [5] In 1995, Browning's "Home Thoughts from Abroad" was voted 46th in a BBC poll to find the United Kingdom's favourite poems. [6]
Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World (Canongate and W. W. Norton, 2022) ISBN 9781838856328, 978-1-324-03547-3; In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World (North America edition, with foreword by Krista Tippett, Broadleaf Books, 2021) ISBN 9781506470528; Borders and Belonging.
Immigrant Chronicle is a collection of poems by Peter Skrzynecki, [5] remembering the experiences of his family as they immigrated from post-war Poland to Australia. The family, Peter Skrzynecki and his two parents, were in transit for over two years from 1949–51 (either physically travelling, or in a migrant hostel) before they were allowed to begin their new life in Australia.
A central theme in Darwish's poetry is the concept of watan or homeland. The poet Naomi Shihab Nye wrote that Darwish "is the essential breath of the Palestinian people, the eloquent witness of exile and belonging..." [63] The poetic work of Mahmoud Darwish has been the subject of extensive studies and analyses in several universities worldwide.
Her works incorporate themes of exile, home, belonging, and diaspora. [4] Okot Bitek is a prolific author, whose has been published in a variety of formats, including literary magazines and journals such as ARC, Whetstone, Fugue, and Room of One’s Own. [12]
The name "fireside poets" is derived from that popularity; their writing was a source of entertainment for families gathered around the fire at home. The name was further inspired by Longfellow's 1850 poetry collection The Seaside and the Fireside. [3] Lowell published a book titled Fireside Travels in 1864 which helped solidify the title. [4]