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“Nothing short of sublime, and the territory [Mans'] explores...couldn’t be more necessary.”—Vogue
From spoken word poet Jasmine Mans comes an unforgettable poetry collection about race, feminism, and queer identity.
With echoes of Gwendolyn Brooks and Sonia Sanchez, Mans writes to call herself—and us—home. Each poem explores what it means to be a daughter of Newark, and America—and the painful, joyous path to adulthood as a young, queer Black woman.
Black Girl, Call Home is a love letter to the wandering Black girl and a vital companion to any woman on a journey to find truth, belonging, and healing.
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Release date
March 9, 2021 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780593197158
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780593197158
- File size: 4524 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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February 15, 2021
Through concise and eloquent verse, spoken-word poet Mans addresses a variety of timely and poignant topics in this excellent collection. Early on, the theme of home is explored in tones both observational and acutely personal. The strongest poems gathered here feature mothers and mother figures imbued with attributes that are both deeply human and preternaturally close to the divine: ""Separating cloth / by color, / making sure / nothing bled, / onto anything else, / stretching pork / across seven days, / because even / poverty / knows ritual. / Baptizing Black babies / in bathtubs / of hand-me-down water, / one, after / another."" The book continues with powerful, succinct lyrics that explore a wealth of resonant themes, giving voice to the girls mentioned in "Didn't Feel Like Winning": ""Those girls don't have faces. / They are footnotes / relapsing in the margins / of poems."" Delving into heartbreak, community, family, race, queer identity, sexual violence, feminism, and celebrity (including the blistering "Footnotes for Kanye West" and an astounding elegy for Whitney Houston), Mans' poems are startling and unforgettable.COPYRIGHT(2021) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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