Table des matières
Part I. Mothering Lands
Keisha Scarville
1. Surrogate Skin: Portrait of Mother (Land)Erika DeFreitas
2. Until I Hear from YouNatalie Hopkinson et Serena Hopkinson
3. Electric DreamsPart II. The Ones Who Leave... The Ones Who Are Left
Grace Aneiza Ali
4. The Geography of SeparationDominique Hunter
5. Transplantation- A Guide to Surviving Transplantation and Other Traumas
- Make a general assessment of the land.
- Identify a strategic point of entry.
- Clear a path with a pair of long boots.
- Prepare the ground for easy transition.
- Select the healthiest candidates for the highest success rate.
- Keep the roots moist before removing.
- Remove from the original container.
- Transfer to new ground.
- Careful planting is essential for root development.
- Stake the young to avoid root damage.
- Add sugar solution to prevent shock.
- Spread compost around the base for additional nutrients.
- Water regularly but not excessively.
- Make available the right amount of sunlight.
- Wait patiently for it to take.
Khadija Benn
6. Those Who Remain: Portraits of Amerindian WomenIngrid Griffith
7. When They LeftPart III. Transitions
Grace Nichols
8. So I Pick Up Me New-World-SelfSuchitra Mattai
9. RevisionistChristie Neptune
10. Memories from YonderSandra Brewster
11. A Trace | Evidence of Time PastPart IV. Returns, Reunions, and Rituals
Michelle Joan Wilkinson
12. Concrete and Filigree- Lost and Found in Migration
- Leaving Home, Coming Back
- Concrete Legacies: My Grandfather
- The House that Grandfather Built
- The Verandah Diaries
- Filigree Heirlooms: My Grandmother
- Granny’s Filigrees
- Filigree Jewelry
- Gold ‘Slave Band’
- Gold Bangles: History and Heritage
- First Proof is Gold
- Of Things Remembered
Maria del Pilar Kaladeen
13. A Daughter’s Journey from Indenture to WindrushMaya Mackrandilal
14. Keeping WakeGrace Aneiza Ali
Postface: A Brief History of Migration from Guyana
