Carib's Leap Selected and New Poems of the Caribbean

Based on travels through the Caribbean Sea, its islands, and parts of the South American mainland, these poems acknowledge the damage wrought to Caribbean peoples, landscapes, and cultures by invaders of all kindsfrom conquistadors to sex tourists. Caribbean references bring out the creativity of the region's peoples in dramatic and personable tones, making this fine poetry a valuable addition to the growing body of literary travel writing about the Caribbean.

Laurence Lieberman is Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is Poetry Editor at the University of Illinois Press. He has published numerous collections of poetry and has been published in many poetry and literary magazines. He lives in Urbana, Illinois.