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Longlisted for the 2016 OCM Bocas Prize for Poetry "The Caribbean policeman is a character both foreign and familiar at the center of this intimate debut poetry collection. Combining Jamaican patois and American English, it tells the story of violence, loss, and recovery in the wake of colonialism." -- O, the Oprah Magazine One of LargeUp 's Ten Great Books by Caribbean Authors in 2015 "Jamaican-born Channer draws on the rich cultural heritage of the Caribbean and his own unique experience for t