I Am Still Your Negro: An Homage to James Baldwin
Autor Valerie Mason-Johnen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2020
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781772125108
ISBN-10: 1772125105
Pagini: 120
Dimensiuni: 133 x 229 x 6 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Editura: University of Alberta Press
Colecția University of Alberta Press
Locul publicării:Edmonton, Canada
ISBN-10: 1772125105
Pagini: 120
Dimensiuni: 133 x 229 x 6 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Editura: University of Alberta Press
Colecția University of Alberta Press
Locul publicării:Edmonton, Canada
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Recenzii
"I Am Still Your Negro takes no prisoners. With sheer brilliance, Valerie Mason-John creates poems that burn Babylon and Rome; bring you to tears; make you shout hallelujah. Her voice is that of the lamenting mother, vengeful goddess, triumphant warrior, compassionate lover, a cool ruler with a pure heart. I am left with only one conclusion about this book: it is a tour de force."
"I Am Still Your Negro hauls us all up by the collar to face our shared complicity. A lot of damage has been inflicted through racism, sexism, greed. Mason-John opens some wounds in the hope of healing them."
"[T]he wide range of Mason-John’s vision ... traverses history, geography, and culture.... [Her poetry] is significant for its reappraisal of our collective past, which so often overlooks or writes over marginalized voices and experiences. [Mason-John is] explicit in calling out a hypocritical Canadian multiculturalism that pays lip service to inclusion while simultaneously entrenching systemic biases and processes that maintain a racist and exclusionary status quo." [Full review at https://quillandquire.com/review/the-response-of-weeds-a-misplacement-of-black-poetry-on-the-prairies/ ]
"This poetry collection grabs you... Readers are confronted with the violence of the Black experience, from the haunting spectre of slavery to the current and ongoing terrorizing of the Black diaspora at the hands of the police. All of the messy, the painful, the enraging -- what we’re conditioned to believe as shameful -- is laid bare for the readers and brought to the fore. Many of these accounts traverse various places -- whether in the U.K., the U.S., or Canada -- and the bluntness and force of her words arrest you." [Full article at https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/book-review-i-am-still-your-negro-by-valerie-mason-john]
Included on CBC Books's list of top Canadian poetry of the year in December 2020.
“The topics range from slavery and colonization to global politics and historical realities, addressing the racialized and gendered intersections of African identity, diaspora, and ancestry…. Mason-John’s poetry sheds light on these harsh realities through personal and vulnerable narratives. Their writing also offers hope for our futures by reminding readers of our collective reservoir of power, resilience, and creativity. With these tools in our hands and our ancestors beside us, we may still be negros, but we ain’t silent about it no more.” [Full article at https://arrow-journal.org/language-and-personal-narrative-in-revolutionary-poetry/]
"I Am Still Your Negro hauls us all up by the collar to face our shared complicity. A lot of damage has been inflicted through racism, sexism, greed. Mason-John opens some wounds in the hope of healing them."
"[T]he wide range of Mason-John’s vision ... traverses history, geography, and culture.... [Her poetry] is significant for its reappraisal of our collective past, which so often overlooks or writes over marginalized voices and experiences. [Mason-John is] explicit in calling out a hypocritical Canadian multiculturalism that pays lip service to inclusion while simultaneously entrenching systemic biases and processes that maintain a racist and exclusionary status quo." [Full review at https://quillandquire.com/review/the-response-of-weeds-a-misplacement-of-black-poetry-on-the-prairies/ ]
"This poetry collection grabs you... Readers are confronted with the violence of the Black experience, from the haunting spectre of slavery to the current and ongoing terrorizing of the Black diaspora at the hands of the police. All of the messy, the painful, the enraging -- what we’re conditioned to believe as shameful -- is laid bare for the readers and brought to the fore. Many of these accounts traverse various places -- whether in the U.K., the U.S., or Canada -- and the bluntness and force of her words arrest you." [Full article at https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/book-review-i-am-still-your-negro-by-valerie-mason-john]
Included on CBC Books's list of top Canadian poetry of the year in December 2020.
“The topics range from slavery and colonization to global politics and historical realities, addressing the racialized and gendered intersections of African identity, diaspora, and ancestry…. Mason-John’s poetry sheds light on these harsh realities through personal and vulnerable narratives. Their writing also offers hope for our futures by reminding readers of our collective reservoir of power, resilience, and creativity. With these tools in our hands and our ancestors beside us, we may still be negros, but we ain’t silent about it no more.” [Full article at https://arrow-journal.org/language-and-personal-narrative-in-revolutionary-poetry/]
Cuprins
ix Foreword George Elliott Clarkexiii IDxvii Introduction#UndocumentedBack a YardMy Father’s PrayerSticks and Stones#ThisIsAfricanDiasporaYaata’s LamentThe Ghost of Thomas PetersI Am AfricaAfrican FeetThe WindrushI Am Still Your NegroAnother One Bites the Dust#MeTooYaata’s YowlBusinessGolden VirginiaThe VillainThe Perfect RoadThe Couplet#MeTooPlaying Dead#IfMyPlantsCouldSpeakYaata’s GroanYellowknifeThe BingeThe VindaLooAnorectic#SwagYaata’s ManifestoThe Front LineSixty SecondsStalk TimeMothercare#RaveSceneYaata’s RapEssentials for HeavenCinders TimeMy First HalfClass A#IntersectionalityYaata’s ProphecySelf Portrait 1: The Colour of My SkinSelf Portrait 2: Call Me My NameMani-FestationA WakeForget and PretendAgain BecomingFarewell My FiendYaata’s EpilogueAcknowledgements