Border Crossing: a poetic memoir - Brossura

CreativeSoul, Deidre

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0997022000 ISBN 13: 9780997022001

Casa editrice: Ka-Binah Books, 2015

Riassunto

In her debut collection, Deidre CreativeSoul carries readers back and forth across the “DC-Maryland line” on the far Northeast edge of the United States’ capital city, where black families stretch between working-class neighborhoods on the Washington, DC side of the border and the sprawling middle-class suburbs of Prince George’s County, Maryland. The poet’s own experiences and evolution are related first as a child coming of age in this landscape, then as an adult returning home to “give back” to her community, and culminating with another departure for distant shores, She pauses along the way to explore the moments when our religious, romantic, social and intellectual roots shape our identities, whether we embrace, reject or transcend the result. The collection closes with a departure from poetry to tell a story from the author's first visit to Ghana, West Africa, and the slave fortress featured on the book's cover. Border Crossing includes a map of the collection's setting as well as a small glossary of terms that may not be familiar to readers who are not familiar with Washington, DC or African-American culture.

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Informazioni sull?autore

DEIDRE CREATIVESOUL is a poet, photographer, and publisher. Born and raised in Washington, DC, she is, like many of her relatives, a traveler who has also lived, worked and studied in California, Georgia and Massachusetts, where she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Emerson College in 2004. A few months later, she became a Cave Canem poetry fellow. Based in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the time of this publication, today she may be living somewhere in Africa or in the broader African Diaspora, exploring new ways to be creative and build community. Connect with her online at www.deecreates.com or DeeCreates on your favorite social media platform.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Ka-Binah Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0997022000
• ISBN 13: 9780997022001
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 86
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile