"Chronicling one year in the life of a queer couple facing life-threatening illness, this sequence of poems explore what words can do to hold off loss and death while living on in a world of injustice and sorrow"-- Provided by publisher
Minnie Bruce Pratt Livres
Minnie Bruce Pratt est une écrivaine américaine respectée dont l'œuvre explore les intersections de la race, de la classe, du genre et de la sexualité. S'appuyant sur son expérience d'activiste et d'éducatrice, son écriture explore constamment des thèmes d'identité et d'injustice sociale. Pratt est reconnue pour son approche analytique incisive et sa précision stylistique, offrant aux lecteurs des aperçus profonds sur des problèmes sociétaux complexes. Son travail met les lecteurs au défi de réfléchir et favorise une compréhension critique du monde.
Politics. Cultural Writing. New to SPD. The award-winning feminist and lesbian press Firebrand Books closed its doors last year after sixteen years in the business. The authors of YOURS IN STRUGGLE -- Elly Bulkin, Minnie Bruce Pratt, and Barbara Smith -- have now made the 1988 Firebrand edition of their collaborative work available through SPD. They write, YOURS IN STRUGGLE happened because we were able to talk to each other in the fist place, despite our very different identities and backgrounds -- white Christian-raised Southerner, Afro-American, Ashkenazi Jew. Each of us speaks only for herself, and we do not necessarily agree with each other. Yet we believe our cooperation on this book indicates concrete possibilities for coalition work.
Walking Back Up Depot Street: Poems
- 88pages
- 4 heures de lecture
The narrative unfolds through the perspective of Beatrice, a white woman, capturing the rich tapestry of voices from the Bible Belt, including preachers, blues singers, and sharecropper women. It weaves together testimonies from freed slaves, white abolitionists, and labor activists, reflecting on themes of history, resilience, and social justice. The poems evoke the struggles and triumphs of marginalized communities, incorporating elements of music and speech from pivotal moments in American history, creating a powerful homage to collective memory and identity.