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tracithomas's review
5.0
So many really good really Blsck poems. A lot of fun and joy mixed brilliantly with the pain and heaviness.
beewhorl's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
5.0
I don’t read a lot of poetry but I am so happy I picked up this book. The poems were well thought out and shared such emotions across different themes. Nate celebrates Black vernacular in such a beautiful way which made we read and reread poems and sections of his book. As an SLP working in DC, I love languages and dialects that are continuously changing and growing. It is refreshing to see Black vernacular printed and shared in this book for all, which is what I hope and strive for with my clients and students. We must preserve languages, dialects, and culturals.
rachbreads's review against another edition
3.75
& for a long time that was how i let my life happen, / i let my mind tell me a million nos that the world / had implanted in me before i even formed questions. / i let my power be dulled by my fear of fitting.
Faves:
epicene
telling stories
Oo Wop De Bam
what can be said
African american literature
when america writes
aubade for the whole hood
imagine
which art? what fact?
FINNA
jvillanueva8's review
5.0
This is some of the best poetry I’ve read. Nate Marshall writes with elegance, playing with ideas around language. He explores the relationship he has with his own words, as well as how the rest of the world relates to his words. There were several times I had to pause simply to recognize his stunning rhythms. This was amazing.
nuhafariha's review
5.0
Thank you to Random House & NetGalley for the Advanced Reader's Copy!
Available August 11 2020
WOW. WOW. WOW. Keeping a close eye to the incredible poetry renaissance in the Chicago and its surrounding areas has been a constant source of joy for me over the last few years & Nate Marshall is one of those incredible emerging poets. Starting with "landless acknowledgements:, Marshall unrepentantly lays claim to his life as a black man from Chicago. By turns heartbreaking & explosive, the poems run together like a pack of hood teenagers on a Friday night. There is tragedy yes, but there is also strength, a great faith in the power of the people.. Finna should be mandatory reading for every high school and college freshman in America RIGHT NOW.
Available August 11 2020
WOW. WOW. WOW. Keeping a close eye to the incredible poetry renaissance in the Chicago and its surrounding areas has been a constant source of joy for me over the last few years & Nate Marshall is one of those incredible emerging poets. Starting with "landless acknowledgements:, Marshall unrepentantly lays claim to his life as a black man from Chicago. By turns heartbreaking & explosive, the poems run together like a pack of hood teenagers on a Friday night. There is tragedy yes, but there is also strength, a great faith in the power of the people.. Finna should be mandatory reading for every high school and college freshman in America RIGHT NOW.