A review by wcsheffer
In the Language of My Captor by Shane McCrae

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.