ISBN: 9781943735846 - ain't never not been black (button poetry) (10 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Ain't Never Not Been Black foregrounds Black pleasure Black pain and Black love in unflinchingly Black ways. Engaging with themes of masculinity, racism, love, and joy, Johnson is at once critical and creative. His spoken word performance transfers effortlessly to the page, with poems that will encompass you. This is a book about blackness and survival, and how in America these are inseparable. In a world of individualism, who can you hold close? In a world of danger, what makes you feel safe? From a poem written in the form of a syllabus, to another about the time his grandmother literally saved his life, Johnson's creative expression is constantly enacting the feminist mantra, the personal is political.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. *Veteran-owned, Family-Run, Small Book Store in the Pacific Northwest*.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The copy shows external wear and dirtiness, but is in oherwise very good condition.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 99 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2020. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. pp. 100.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 2021 Midwest Book Award Finalist 2021 In The Margins Book Awards - Nonfiction Recommendation List Ain't Never Not Been Black foregrounds Black pleasure Black pain and Black love in unflinchingly Black ways.Engaging with themes of masculinity, racism, love, and joy, Johnson is at once critical and creative. His spoken word performance transfers effortlessly to the page, with poems that will encompass you. This is a book about blackness and survival, and how in America these are inseparable. In a world of individualism, who can you hold close In a world of danger, what makes you feel safe From a poem written in the form of a syllabus, to another about the time his grandmother literally saved his life, Johnson's creative expression is constantly enacting the feminist mantra, 'the personal is political.'.…

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorJavon Johnson is a highly awarded poet, and Professor of African American Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He wrote Killing Poetry: Performing Blackness, Poetry Slams and the Making of Spoken Word Commun.