"Revival is an engaging, exciting, and dynamic collection of outstanding contemporary black Canadian literature. Drawing on fiction, memoir, and poetry, the anthology comprises a wide-ranging selection of work from twenty-nine writers, both well-known, award-winning authors and newer voices. Editor Donna Bailey Nurse's lively and insightful introduction provides an up-to-date and fresh perspective on black Canadian writing, tracing the development of this influential literature and illuminating its themes and motifs." "Revival celebrates one of our most vibrant, significant, and thriving literary communities, one that holds an increasingly important place within Canadian and contemporary world literature. It stands among the finest literary anthologies in the country. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.