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Loading... Light for the World to See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hopeby Kwame Alexander
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Read it in one sitting ( ) If this book as a collection of three poems is simple, the poems certainly aren’t. I appreciate the rhythm Kwame Alexander established through creative use of typeface. I was especially moved by the second selection, Take a Knee. Poetry rarely grabs me. This poetry did, and made me think more about how Black people experience the same world we share. no reviews | add a review
"From NPR correspondent and New York Times bestselling author, Kwame Alexander, comes a powerful and provocative collection of poems that cut to the heart of the entrenched racism and oppression in America and eloquently explores ongoing events. A book in the tradition of James Baldwin's "A Report from Occupied Territory," Light for the World to See is a rap session on race. A lyrical response to the struggles of Black lives in our world . . . to America's crisis of conscience . . . to the centuries of loss, endless resilience, and unstoppable hope. Includes an introduction by the author and a bold, graphically designed interior."--Amazon. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)811.608Literature English (North America) American poetry 21st CenturyLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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