Counting Descent

Author: Clint Smith

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Price : 36.00 NZD
ISBN : 9781938912658
Publisher : Write Bloody Publishing
Imprint : Write Bloody Publishing
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Weight (g) : 0.283495
Publication date : 01 September 2016
Dimensions : .5 Inches X 5.5 Inches X 8.5 Inches
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Author : Clint Smith
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Language : English
Dewey classification : 811.6
Pages : 84
BIC subject : DCF
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Clint Smith's debut poetry collection, Counting Descent, is a coming of age story that seeks to complicate our conception of lineage and tradition. Smith explores the cognitive dissonance that results from belonging to a community that unapologetically celebrates black humanity while living in a world that often renders blackness a caricature of fear. His poems move fluidly across personal and political histories, all the while reflecting on the social construction of our lived experiences. Smith brings the reader on a powerful journey forcing us to reflect on all that we learn growing up, and all that we seek to unlearn moving forward.