
My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter e-bog
127,71 DKK
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I am 27 and have never killed a manbut I know the face of death as if heirloommy country memorizes murder as lullabyfrom For FahdTextured with the sights and sounds of growing up in East New York in the nineties, to school on the South Side of Chicago, all the way to the olive groves of Palestine, My Mother Is a Freedom Fighter is Aja Monets ode to mothers, daughters, and sistersthe tiny gods w...
E-bog
127,71 DKK
Forlag
Haymarket Books
Udgivet
1 maj 2017
Længde
148 sider
Genrer
Poetry by individual poets
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781608467686
I am 27 and have never killed a manbut I know the face of death as if heirloommy country memorizes murder as lullabyfrom For FahdTextured with the sights and sounds of growing up in East New York in the nineties, to school on the South Side of Chicago, all the way to the olive groves of Palestine, My Mother Is a Freedom Fighter is Aja Monets ode to mothers, daughters, and sistersthe tiny gods who fight to change the world. Complemented by striking cover art from Carrie Mae Weems, these stunning poems tackle racism, sexism, genocide, displacement, heartbreak, and grief, but also love, motherhood, spirituality, and Black joy.Praise for Aja Monet:[Monet] is the true definition of an artist.Harry BelafonteIn Paris, she walked out onto the stage, opened her mouth and spoke. At the first utterance I heard that rare something that said this is special and knew immediately that Aja Monet was one of the Ones who will mark the sound of the ages. She brings depth of voice to the voiceless, and through her we sing a powerful song.Carrie Mae WeemsOf Cuban-Jamaican descent, Aja Monet is an internationally established poet, performer, singer, songwriter, educator, and human rights advocate. Monet is also the youngest person to win the legendary Nuyorican Poets Caf Grand Slam title.