Walking Gentry Home: A Memoir of My Foremothers in Verse by Alora Young

Walking Gentry Home: A Memoir of My Foremothers in Verse

Alora Young

240 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
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An acclaimed young poet traces the lives of her foremothers in Western Tennessee, from those enslaved centuries ago to her grandmother, her mother, and finally her own life, in this stunning debut celebrating Black girlhood and womanhood.A true Am...

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Moods

emotional 87%
reflective 81%
inspiring 46%
informative 43%
sad 34%
challenging 31%
hopeful 31%
dark 15%
tense 15%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%

Pace

medium 54%
fast 32%
slow 12%

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4.25

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