{"product_id":"portia-white-a-portrait-in-words-9781771086974","title":"Portia White: A Portrait in Words","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): George Elliott Clarke | Lara Martina\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Nimbus Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Nimbus Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Canadian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI take \u003cbr\u003e Liberties--poetic--and take \u003cbr\u003e License to relate her story \u003cbr\u003e In her voice, to tell History \u003cbr\u003e Who she was--as I hear her say \u003cbr\u003e Or sing. \u003cbr\u003e [...] \u003cbr\u003e But still you will come face-to-face \u003cbr\u003e With a \"Portia,\" whose life outshines \u003cbr\u003e All brilliance this black ink divines.... \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn his unique brand of spoken word, Africadian poetry, the incomparable George Elliott Clarke explores a personal subject: his great-aunt Portia White. The result is a stirring, epic poem vibrating with energy and music that spans White's birth in 1911, a coming of age amidst the backdrop of two World Wars, and her life-long love affair with music--from singing in to directing the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church choir to her bel canto tutlege at the Halifax Conservatory of Music to her final, command performance before Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1964. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortia White\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning testament to the first African Canadian to become an international star. Features vibrant illustrations by contemporary artist Lara Martina.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nimbus Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47889288331415,"sku":"9781771086974","price":1570.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781771086974.webp?v=1781175483","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/portia-white-a-portrait-in-words-9781771086974","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}