Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 122 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 204 g
Reihe: Critical Storytelling
Poetic Narratives for Racial Equity, Equality, Healing, and Freedom
Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 122 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 204 g
Reihe: Critical Storytelling
ISBN: 978-90-04-52544-3
Verlag: Brill
What does it mean to be Black in America? In this book, Pierre W. Orelus uses his poetry to unpack this question, unmasking racism, sexism, and oppression in America. The 59 poems in this collection deal with a wide range of topics, from immigration to xenophobia, from Black pride to Black rage, from parenting to female empowerment.
Since the dawn of time, poetry and stories have been used to address social issues while inspiring at the same time deep, imaginary, and philosophical thoughts. This book combines poetry with short stories situated in very specific historical, racial, socio-economic, and cultural contexts to examine the existential experiences of Brown and Black people in the Americas, particularly in the United States of America, with systemic racism, voucher capitalism, xenophobia, and sexism, among other social wrongs.
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Foreword: How Does It Feel Like to Be a Problem in the United States of America?
Awad Ibrahim
Introduction
PART 1
1 Feeling the Blues in the United States of America
2 In Search of a Safe Place
3 We’re Not Going Anywhere
4 From the Ghetto to the Ivory Tower
5 The Resilient Black Woman
6 The Oppressed of the Americas
7 Feeling in Exile in My Own Land
8 The Misrepresentation of People of the Global Majority
9 The Vetted Immigrants
10 Phobias in the United States
11 The Narcissist with the Blue Eyes
12 Why Are Black People So Angry?
13 What Happens to the Black Nation?
14 Black Pride
15 The Woman Who Floats
16 Still Standing in Front of You
17 In the Memory of George Floyd
18 How It Feels to Be Black in the Americas
19 We’re Rising up in Multi Colors
20 Love Always Trumps over Hate
21 I Am Black, and I Am Enough!
22 How Real Love Feels Like
23 The COVID-19 Pandemic of Color
24 Love Is All That We Need
25 Raising Queer Teens
26 Cancer Sucks!
27 The Death of the Nation
28 When Love Is Gone
29 The Fear of Death
30 How to Spot a Psychopath
31 You’re a Beautiful Wave
32 On Co-Parenting
33 The Depressed
34 Discovering African Spirituality
35 On Forgiveness
36 Living in the Future
37 In Honor of Our Black Ancestors
38 The Beauty in Solitude
PART 2
39 Where Is the God for Black People?
40 Black Exodus
41 Open Letter to Our Ancestors
42 Only the Truth Will Set US Free
43 Involuntary Exile
44 The Day of Revolt
45 Bloody Day
46 God, Where Are You?
47 The Black Child
48 Dear Black Women
49 African Goddess
50 Life as a Circle
51 Black Youth
52 I Have Another Dream
53 Light in Hope
54 Fighting for Humanity
55 Dark Night in the Heart of a Coup
56 The Danger of Words
57 You Are My Redemption
58 Dear White Americans: An Open Letter
Afterword: A Long and Immense Cry That Rips the Air!
Gina Thésée
