Bibliograph

I am still your Negro, an homage to James Baldwin, Valerie Mason-John

Type

Label

I am still your Negro, an homage to James Baldwin, Valerie Mason-John

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

I am still your Negro

Responsibility statement

Valerie Mason-John

Series statement

Robert Kroetsch series

Sub title

an homage to James Baldwin

Summary

"Valerie Mason-John's poetry collection, I Am Still Your Negro, blends spoken word and hashtags with villanelles, sonnets, and haiku to traverse the African Diaspora experience through place, time, and circumstance. Blak Inglis street vernacular, the cadence of enslaved people in the Americas, patois and creole join the enduring spirit voice of Yaata, Supreme Being of the Kona people, to reveal narratives of liberation, entrapment, sexual assault, eating disorders, and rave culture. An emotive critique of colonization's bitter legacy, this collection will draw audiences of the spoken word genre and poetry readers who wish to broaden their knowledge about contemporary social justice issues."--, Provided by publisher

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