Some Are Drowning - (Pitt Poetry) by Reginald Shepherd (Paperback)
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Highlights
- This first collection of poems enacts the struggle of a young black gay man in his search for identity.
- About the Author: Reginald Shepherd (1963-2008) was a Black, gay poet who grew up in the Bronx and went on to receive two MFAs, one from Brown University and one from the Iowa Writers Workshop.
- 88 Pages
- Poetry, American
- Series Name: Pitt Poetry
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About the Book
This first collection of poems enacts the struggle of a young black gay man in his search for identity. Many voices haunt these poems: black and white, male and female, the oppressor's voice as well as the oppressed. The poet's aim, finally, is to rescue some portion of the drowned and the drowning.Book Synopsis
This first collection of poems enacts the struggle of a young black gay man in his search for identity. Many voices haunt these poems: black and white, male and female, the oppressor's voice as well as the oppressed. The poet's aim, finally, is to rescue some portion of the drowned and the drowning.Review Quotes
Shepherd's poems are reckless in the best sense. Passionate, brainy, and sad, they chronicle the mysteries, small and large, of emotional and intellectual life in language that's a weird amalgam of Latinate and Anglo-Saxon, richly original and distinctively American. Reading them is like listening to a good talker on a tear. He tells secrets that might turn out to be your own.-- "Chase Twichell"
This poetry feels passionately truthful and his own, a gay young black man adrift between worlds, transcending the fragments of his life in song.-- "Poetry Flash"
About the Author
Reginald Shepherd (1963-2008) was a Black, gay poet who grew up in the Bronx and went on to receive two MFAs, one from Brown University and one from the Iowa Writers Workshop. He authored two collections of poetry criticism and six poetry collections, all published by the University of Pittsburgh Press: Red Clay Weather, Fata Morgana, Otherhood, Wrong, Angel, Interrupted, and Some Are Drowning. His work has been widely awarded and anthologized and has appeared in four editions of The Best American Poetry and two Pushcart Prize anthologies. Shepherd received many awards and honors over his career, including grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, among others.Dimensions (Overall): 8.89 Inches (H) x 5.94 Inches (W) x .3 Inches (D)
Weight: .38 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 88
Series Title: Pitt Poetry
Genre: Poetry
Sub-Genre: American
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Reginald Shepherd
Language: English
Street Date: January 6, 1995
TCIN: 92118891
UPC: 9780822955474
Item Number (DPCI): 247-14-4503
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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