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Alive at the End of the World
Author: Jones, Saeed ; Powell, D a
Publication Date: 09/13/2022
Format: Paperback
Shot Through With Grief And Charged With History, This New Poetry Collection From The Award-winning Author Of Prelude To Bruise And How We Fight For Our Lives Sings Its Way Through The Awe Of Living Alongside Everyday Apocalypses. In These Incisive, Dynamic Poems, Saeed Jones Explores The Public And Private Betrayals Of Living In A World Poisoned By White Supremacy. With Wit And Elegant Craft, Jones Strips Away American Artifice, Revealing The Intimate Grief Of A Mourning Son Alongside The Collective Grief Brought On By Pandemic Lockdowns, Televised Police Murders, And The Deaths Of Cultural Icons Like Cecily Tyson, Little Richard, And Toni Morrison. Drawing Inspiration From Afropessimism And The Legacies Of Black Artists And Performers, Jones Confronts The Everyday Perils Of White Supremacy With A Finely Tuned Poetic Ear, Identifying Moments That Feel Unremarkably Routine Even As They Open Chasms Of Hurt. As Jones And His Speakers Seek Ways To Love And Survive Through America's Existential Threats, Jones Ushers His Readers Toward The Realization That The End Of The World Is Already Here--and The Apocalypse Is A State Of Being.
Author: Jones, Saeed ; Powell, D a
Publication Date: 09/13/2022
Format: Paperback
Shot Through With Grief And Charged With History, This New Poetry Collection From The Award-winning Author Of Prelude To Bruise And How We Fight For Our Lives Sings Its Way Through The Awe Of Living Alongside Everyday Apocalypses. In These Incisive, Dynamic Poems, Saeed Jones Explores The Public And Private Betrayals Of Living In A World Poisoned By White Supremacy. With Wit And Elegant Craft, Jones Strips Away American Artifice, Revealing The Intimate Grief Of A Mourning Son Alongside The Collective Grief Brought On By Pandemic Lockdowns, Televised Police Murders, And The Deaths Of Cultural Icons Like Cecily Tyson, Little Richard, And Toni Morrison. Drawing Inspiration From Afropessimism And The Legacies Of Black Artists And Performers, Jones Confronts The Everyday Perils Of White Supremacy With A Finely Tuned Poetic Ear, Identifying Moments That Feel Unremarkably Routine Even As They Open Chasms Of Hurt. As Jones And His Speakers Seek Ways To Love And Survive Through America's Existential Threats, Jones Ushers His Readers Toward The Realization That The End Of The World Is Already Here--and The Apocalypse Is A State Of Being.