Counting Descent - Hardcover

Smith, Clint

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 193891211X ISBN 13: 9781938912115

Verlag: Write Bloody Publishing, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

Within the pages of Counting Descent a captivating coming-of-age narrative unfolds - that challenges, complicates, and ultimately enriches our understanding of lineage, tradition, and the multifaceted nature of identity.

In the intricate tapestry of "Counting Descent," Clint Smith expertly navigates the nuances of belonging and dissonance. Through his poetic lens, he guides us through the labyrinthine experience of being part of a community that fiercely and unapologetically celebrates the richness of black humanity. Yet, this celebration exists in juxtaposition with the world outside, a world that often distorts blackness into a distorted and unwarranted caricature of fear.

Smith’s poems move fluidly across personal and political histories, all the while reflecting on the social construction of our lived experiences. Smith brings the reader on a powerful journey forcing us to reflect on all that we learn growing up, and all that we seek to unlearn moving forward.

Accolades

Winner, 2017 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award 

Finalist, 2017 NAACP Image Awards 

2017 ’One Book One New Orleans’ Book Selection

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Clint Smith is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of the narrative nonfiction book, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America, which was a #1 New York Times Bestseller, and the poetry collection Counting Descent, which won the 2017 Literary Award for Best Poetry Book from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and was a finalist for an NAACP Image Award. His essays, poems, and scholarly writing have been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, Poetry Magazine, The Paris Review, the Harvard Educational Review and elsewhere. Clint received his B.A. in English from Davidson College and a Ph.D. in Education from Harvard University.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Write Bloody Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 193891211X
• ISBN 13: 9781938912115
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 84
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