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A review by sagittaur
Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems by James Baldwin
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
To view the world through James Baldwin's eyes is to love. I hope to carry these words with me for many years to come <3
some favorite passages:
"I have a right to tremble
when you begin to crumble.
Your life is my life, too,
and nothing you can do
will make you something other
than my mule-headed brother."
-Mirrors (for David)
“Love,
love has no gifts to give
except the revelation that the soul can live:
on a coming day,
you will hear, from afar,
I, your lover, pray.
You will hear, then, that prayer that you cannot hear now,
and, when you hear that sobbing, boy, rejoice,
and know that love is the purpose of the human voice!”
-For A.
some favorite passages:
"I have a right to tremble
when you begin to crumble.
Your life is my life, too,
and nothing you can do
will make you something other
than my mule-headed brother."
-Mirrors (for David)
“Love,
love has no gifts to give
except the revelation that the soul can live:
on a coming day,
you will hear, from afar,
I, your lover, pray.
You will hear, then, that prayer that you cannot hear now,
and, when you hear that sobbing, boy, rejoice,
and know that love is the purpose of the human voice!”
-For A.