Description: dark // thing by Ashley M. Jones A multifaceted work that explores the darkness/otherness by which the world sees Black people. Ashley Jones stares directly into the face of the racism that allows people to be seen as dark things, as objects that can be killed/enslaved/oppressed/devalued. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description dark // thing is a multifaceted work that explores the darkness/otherness by which the world sees Black people. Ashley M. Jones stares directly into the face of the racism that allows people to be seen as dark things, as objects that can be killed/enslaved/oppressed/devalued. This work, full as it is of slashes of all kinds, ultimately separates darkness from thingness, affirming and celebrating humanity. Author Biography Ashley M. Jones, a faculty member in the creative writing department of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, received an MFA in Poetry from Florida International University. Her debut poetry collection, Magic City Gospel, won the silver medal in poetry in the 2017 Independent Publishers Book Awards. A winner of the 2015 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers Award, Jones authored poems appearing or forthcoming in a number of publications, including the Academy of American Poets, Tupelo Quarterly, Prelude, Steel Toe Review, Fjords Review, Quiet Lunch, Poets Respond to Race Anthology, and The Harvard Journal of African American Public Policy. Review dark // thing explores the operating costs incurred when blackness--black hair, black bottom, black diction and excellence--are perceived, but not uniquely seen. Ashley Jones has penned towns like Birmingham, Alabama and Flint, Michigan; penned America through the lens of Harriet Tubman, Dwayne Wayne, and the Emancipation Proclamation in a pitch tuned for everyone, whether youre jonseing for sonnets, sestinas, or mathematical proofs. It is imperative that you read these poems, teach these poems, breathe deep this gift of a book.--Marcus Wickers Review Quote dark // thing explores the operating costs incurred when blackness--black hair, black bottom, black diction and excellence--are perceived, but not uniquely seen. Ashley Jones has penned towns like Birmingham, Alabama and Flint, Michigan; penned America through the lens of Harriet Tubman, Dwayne Wayne, and the Emancipation Proclamation in a pitch tuned for everyone, whether youre jonseing for sonnets, sestinas, or mathematical proofs. It is imperative that you read these poems, teach these poems, breathe deep this gift of a book. Promotional "Headline" Winner of the Lean-Miles Wever Todd Prize for Poetry Details ISBN0807170607 Author Ashley M. Jones Short Title DARK // THING Pages 80 Language English ISBN-10 0807170607 ISBN-13 9780807170601 Format Paperback Year 2019 Imprint Louisiana State University Press Place of Publication Baton Rouge Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2019-02-12 NZ Release Date 2019-02-12 Publication Date 2019-02-28 UK Release Date 2019-02-28 Publisher Louisiana State University Press Subtitle poems DEWEY 811/.6 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2019-02-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:124995701;
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Book Title: Dark / Thing: Poems
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Language: English
Topic: Poetry
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Publication Year: 2019
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Number of Pages: 80 Pages
