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A review by skersh68
Dark // Thing by Ashley M. Jones
5.0
Ashley M. Jones is Alabama's Poet Laureate for 2022 through 2026.
dark//thing is a collection of poems by Jones that tells how the world around us views black people. To be honest, it's the way some black people view themselves because these ideas and opinions have been forced upon us. I describe this collection of poetry as the kind that pulls at your heartstrings. The kind of poetry that hits you in the face because the truth is being told. I thought while reading this book that I would pull a few poems out that I considered my favorite but all of them spoke to me in one way or another. Especially the poems about hair. These are stories I can relate to or I know someone who can relate. This will definitely be a re-read for me in the upcoming year.
dark//thing is a collection of poems by Jones that tells how the world around us views black people. To be honest, it's the way some black people view themselves because these ideas and opinions have been forced upon us. I describe this collection of poetry as the kind that pulls at your heartstrings. The kind of poetry that hits you in the face because the truth is being told. I thought while reading this book that I would pull a few poems out that I considered my favorite but all of them spoke to me in one way or another. Especially the poems about hair. These are stories I can relate to or I know someone who can relate. This will definitely be a re-read for me in the upcoming year.