One of the most important writers of the French Caribbean Guardiandouard Glissants most celebrated, scintillating philosophical work which sets out a new poetic vision for the worldWe cry our cry of poetry. Our boats are open, and we sail them for everyoneIn Poetics of Relation, douard Glissant turns the Caribbean of his birth into an energetic, multi-layered vision of a world in transformation. We come to see that relation in all its senses telling, listening, connecting, and the parallel consciousness of self and surroundings is the key to revolutionising mentalities and societies. We are not rooted, but ever-changing; we have a right to difference, wherever we are. Blending dreamlike prose with philosophical brilliance, this unique exploration of language, colonialism, slavery and freedom narrates an Antillean identity, but also that of the whole world, where the poetics of Relation senses, assumes, opens, gathers, scatters, continues, and transforms.Translated by Betsy Wing