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rahthesungod's review against another edition
5.0
This is a nearly perfect collection of poems that captures multiple narratives of black life in America. McCrae breaks barriers of form and pushes into its audiences heart with sharp edges and purpose.
wcsheffer's review
4.0
McCrae's collection is a powerful melding of personal reflection with historical imagination. He writes from his own experiences as a black man in America weaving in and out of historical positions. His most powerful works imagine the voice of a young mixed race boy adopted by Jefferson Davis and his wife shortly before the end of the Civil War. I was truly awed by this collection. McCrae is creative with his line breaks which made me really pay attention and revel in his words. Highly recommend to all but especially to anyone looking for historical explorations.
gagne's review against another edition
reflective
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medium-paced
4.25
Overly abstracted repetitive language that distances readers while giving a sense of everything a captor's language means to a captive. A masterpiece of understanding.
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