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A carregar... Don't Call Us Dead: Poems (original 2017; edição 2017)por Danez Smith (Autor)
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Books Read in 2018 (1,148) Review 4 (24) A carregar...
Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. I put off reading this for a stupid reason. I read several of these poems in earlier forms, in journals and anthologies and online and out loud. Because I'm a little obsessed with the author, I think his poems are overwhelmingly moving and true and painful and seeking and present and urgent and clear-eyed. I remember telling a friend about one and realizing I'd memorized the whole text, without effort or conscious attempt, just because I couldn't escape it. Most of those poems are revised in this edition. Of course; most poets revise. Most poets revise unceasingly. And they discover new aspects in the revision. These revised poems are also good and meaningful and striking, and whichever version I prefer, I had nothing to fear from a new reading. And I'm stupid because there are other poems, new to me. Summer Somewhere alone had me sitting silent at the table for half an hour, trying to re-see the world. I know most people have been turned off of poetry, from school English or bad live journals or a sense that they have to write a critical essay after reading each piece, and I never tell y'all you "have to" read the things I like, but it makes me sad that you don't get to have this experience. I recommend you read this. Just one poem. Or, hell, I'll make you a list. I'll tell you where to find the journals, or lend you the books. Call me and I'll read you something. Just keep trying until you find something so true it literally (literally!) takes your breath away. Featured in a blog post at https://booksbeyondbinaries.blog/2019/11/11/guest-post-poetry-from-a-former-skep... sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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Smith's unflinching poetry addresses race, class, sexuality, faith, social justice, mortality, and the challenges of living HIV positive at the intersection of black and queer identity. The collection opens with a heartrending sequence that imagines an afterlife for black men shot by police, a place where suspicion, violence, and grief are forgotten and replaced with the safety, love, and longevity they deserved on earth. "Dear White America," which Smith performed at the 2014 Rustbelt Midwest Region Poetry Slam, has as strong an impact on the page as it did on the spoken word stage. Smith's courage and hope amidst the struggle for unity in America will humble and uplift you. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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I read the collection and then got the audio read by the author. The experience is different and I am glad I did both. ( )