Don't call us dead : poems / Danez Smith.
Title
:
Don't call us dead : poems / Danez Smith.
ISBN
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9781555977856
Personal Author
:
Smith, Danez
Publication Information
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Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2017]
©2017
Physical Description
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88 pages ; 23 cm
Contents
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Summer, somewhere -- Dear white America -- Dinosaurs in the hood -- It won't be a bullet -- Last summer of innocence -- A note on Vaseline -- A note on the phone app that tells me how far I am from other men's mouths -- & even the black guy's profile reads "sorry, no black guys" -- O nigga O -- ...nigga -- At the down-low house party -- Bare -- Seroconversion -- Fear of needles -- Recklessly -- Elegy with pixels & cum -- Litany with blood all over -- It began right here -- Crown -- Blood hangover -- 1 in 2 -- Every day is a funeral & a miracle -- Not an elegy -- A note on the body -- You're dead, America -- Strange dowry -- Tonight, in Oakland -- Little prayer -- Dream where every black person is standing by the ocean -- Notes.
Summary
:
Smith's unflinching poetry addresses race, class, sexuality, faith, social justice, mortality, and the challenges of living HIV positive at the intersection of black and queer identity. The collection opens with a heartrending sequence that imagines an afterlife for black men shot by police, a place where suspicion, violence, and grief are forgotten and replaced with the safety, love, and longevity they deserved on earth. "Dear White America," which Smith performed at the 2014 Rustbelt Midwest Region Poetry Slam, has as strong an impact on the page as it did on the spoken word stage. Smith's courage and hope amidst the struggle for unity in America will humble and uplift you.
Subject Term
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African American men -- Poetry
African American men -- Violence against -- Poetry
HIV-positive men -- Poetry.
Gay men -- Poetry
Transgender people -- Poetry
Black men -- Poetry
Black men -- Violence against -- Poetry
Genre
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Gay poetry
Spoken word poetry
Poetry
LGBTQ+.
Minnesota authors
Added Corporate Author
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Bemis/Flaherty Collection of Gay Poetry
Minnesota State Arts Board
Wells Fargo Foundation
Jerome Foundation
Lannan Foundation
Target Corporation
McKnight Foundation
Amazon Literary Partnership
OCLC Number
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ocn965740795
Availability
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Lakeville - Heritage~1
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
Eagan - Wescott~1
| Library | Material Type | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| Apple Valley - Galaxie | Book | 811.6 Smith | Non-Fiction |
| Eagan - Wescott | Book | 811.6 Smith | Non-Fiction |
| Lakeville - Heritage | Book | 811.6 Smith | Non-Fiction |