Vertel uw vrienden over dit artikel:
Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry
John Murillo
Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry
John Murillo
John Murillo's second book is a reflective look at the legacy of institutional, accepted violence against Blacks and Latinos and the personal and societal wreckage wrought by long histories of subjugation. A sparrow trapped in a car window evokes a mother battered by a father's fists; a workout at an iron gym recalls a long-ago mentor who pushed the speaker "to become something unbreakable." The presence of these and poetic forbears--Gil Scott-Heron, Yusef Komunyakaa--provide a context for strength in the face of danger and anger. At the heart of the book is a sonnet crown triggered by the shooting deaths of three Brooklyn men that becomes an extended meditation on the history of racial injustice and the notion of payback as a form of justice.
Media | Boeken Paperback Book (Boek met zachte kaft en gelijmde rug) |
Vrijgegeven | 2 maart 2020 |
ISBN13 | 9781945588471 |
Uitgevers | Four Way Books |
Pagina's | 88 |
Afmetingen | 145 × 229 × 13 mm · 158 g |
Taal en grammatica | Engels |
Meer door John Murillo
Anderen hebben ook gekocht
Bekijk alles van John Murillo ( bijv. Hardcover Book , Paperback Book en Book )