Black Girl, Call Home
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Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans
A Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Oprah Magazine - Vulture - Essence - Elle - Cosmopolitan - Real Simple - Marie Claire - Refinery 29 - She Reads - The Everygirl - Medium - Career Contessa You are carrying in your hands a Black woman's heart.--Jericho Brown, author of Pulitzer Prize winner The Tradition Mans'] lucid and lyrical lines are as undeniable as those of a pop song yet as arresting as only spoken word artistry can be.--O, the Oprah Magazine From spoken word poet Jasmine Mans comes an unforgettable poetry collection about race, feminism, and queer identity. With echoes of Gwendolyn Brooks and Sonia Sanchez, Mans writes to call herself--and us--home. Each poem explores what it means to be a daughter of Newark, and America--and the painful, joyous path to adulthood as a young, queer Black woman. Black Girl, Call Home is a love letter to the wandering Black girl and a vital companion to any woman on a journey to find truth, belonging, and healing.
Jasmine Mans is a Black American poet, artist from Newark, New Jersey. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin Madison, with a B.A. in African American Studies. Her debut collection of poetry, Chalk Outlines of Snow Angels, was published in 2012. Mans is the resident poet at the Newark Public Library. She was a member of The Strivers Row Collective.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593197141 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593197143 |
| Title | Black Girl, Call Home |
| Author | Jasmine Mans |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2021-03-09 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Commended for Stonewall Book Award (Literature) 2022 |
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