Dark testament : blackout poems / Crystal Simone Smith.
Record details
- ISBN: 1250854369
- ISBN: 9781250854360
- Physical Description: 135 pages, 30 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | 014-018. Macmillan Publishers. Ages 14 - 18 |
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Subject: | African Americans > Poetry. Black lives matter movement > Poetry. Grief > Poetry. Death > Poetry. Murder > Poetry. Erasure poetry. American poetry. |
Genre: | Poetry. Young adult works. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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East Grand Forks Campbell Library | 811.6 SMITH 2023 (Text) | 524902 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"With poems found within the text of George Saunders's Lincoln in the Bardo, Crystal Simone Smith embarks on an uncompromising exploration of collective mourning and crafts a masterwork that resonates far beyond the page. These poems are visually stark, a gathering of gripping verses that unmasks a dialogue of tragic truths--the stories of lives taken unjustly and too soon. Bold and deeply affecting, Dark Testament is a remarkable reckoning with our present moment, a call to action, and a plea for a more just future. Along with the poems, Dark Testament includes a stirring introduction by the author that speaks to the content of the poetry, a Q&A with George Saunders, and a full-color photo-insert that commemorates victims of unlawful killings with photographs of memorials that have been created in their honor."--Publisher marketing.