ballast by Quenton Baker

ballast

Quenton Baker

150 pages first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history poetry race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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A poetic sequence using the 1841 slave revolt aboard the brig Creole as a lens through which to view the vitality of Black lives and the afterlife of slavery.In 1841, the only successful, large-scale revolt of American-born enslaved people erupted...

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Moods

challenging 87%
reflective 87%
emotional 75%
dark 37%
sad 25%
hopeful 12%
informative 12%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 33%
fast 16%

Average rating

4.71

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