Status
Available
Genres
Publication
Atria Books (2017), Edition: Bilingual, 224 pages
Description
Collects more than sixty original and selected poems that frequently deal with such difficult subjects as rape, abortion, suicide, and domestic violence, with Spanish translations on facing pages.
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LibraryThing member tenamouse67
I received an ARC as an unsolicited gift from a publisher because, apparently, I like to read (and comment) A LOT! My thanks to Bianca in Atria Marketing. This is a collection of poems which have been converted into Spanish and are on the opposite side of each poem so they can be compared visually.
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I was very impressed with this structure and it prompted me to go ahead and read it. My honest opinion: Well, I never read Ntozake Shange's writings before, and truthfully, I probably won't again. However, I did not walk away unfazed by her writings. She is hauntingly direct; using her prose to shockingly point out truths, hypocrisy, dreams, and fate. Sometimes vulgar, often bittersweet, she is sharp edged and sharp witted. Her syntax of slang and spelling brings the poems vibrancy that usually isn't conveyed into words. I am disturbed and honored to have read this. Kudos to the author. side note: I have passed this on to a bilingual friend who is already immersed in it. Show Less
Awards
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nominee — Poetry — 2018)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
8.38 inches
ISBN
1501169939 / 9781501169939