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She tries her tongue, her silence softly breaks

By M. NourbeSe Philip , Evie Shockley

Book information

Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
0819575674, 978-0-8195-7567-8, 978-0-8195-7568-5, 0819575682
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16746422 bytes)
Series
Wesleyan Poetry Series
Edition
New
Pages
110\113
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
Black -- Canada -- Poetry. LITERARY CRITICISM / PoBlack. Canada.Women

Description

Brilliant, lyrical, and passionate, this collection from the acclaimed poet M. NourbeSe Philip is an extended jazz riff running along the themes of language, racism, colonialism, and exile. In this groundbreaking collection, Philip defiantly challenges and resoundingly overthrows the silencing of black women through appropriation of language, offering no less than superb poetry resonant with beauty and strength. She Tries Her Tongue, Her Silence Softly Breaks was originally published in 1989 and won the Casa de Las Americas Prize. This new Wesleyan edition includes a foreword by Evie Shockley. An online reader’s companion will be available at http://nourbesephilip.site.wesleyan.edu

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