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| Author | Shara McCallum |
|---|---|
| Language | English and Patwa |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Alice James Books |
Publication date | 2017 |
| Awards | 2018 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature (poetry category) |
| ISBN | 978-1-938584-28-2 |
| Preceded by | This Strange Land |
Madwoman is the fourth collection of poetry by Jamaican American poet Shara McCallum. Published in 2017 by Alice James Books, in Madwoman McCallum expands her work to the personal by exploring the difficulties of womanhood, madness, and motherhood. Madwoman's 55 poems use both English and elements of Patwa, the Jamaican creole language she heard people speak (but never saw written) while she was growing up in Jamaica. Madwoman won the poetry category of the 2018 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature.