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The Possible Lives of WH, Sailor

by Bushra Junaid

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In this deeply moving poetic narrative, author/artist Bushra Junaid gives presence to WH, a mysterious nineteenth-century sailor whose remains were discovered in Labrador in the late 1980s. What little can be deduced about WH archaeologically is that he was of African heritage, and buried alone on the coast of a forbidding landscape. Junaids poem embraces the mystery of WH, ponders his life -- who he might have been, how he might have lived -- and in so doing not only offers a daring look at the history of the African experience in North America, but claims as kin a man isolated, alone, and until now, forgotten. The book includes a timeline and background information about the Black history of the North Atlantic, as well as suggestions for further reading.

About the Author

An artist and curator, Bushra Junaid was born in Montreal to Jamaican and Nigerian parents, and raised in St. John's, NL. She has exhibited her work across Canada, curated numerous exhibitions, and illustrated Adwoa Badoe's Nana's Cold Days (Groundwood Books, 2009). She lives and works in Toronto, Ontario.

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