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neckboneavery r. young, Theaster Gates
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neckbone

160 pagesFirst published 20191 edition
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"The "blk alter" of Avery R. Young's poetic vision makes its stunning debut in a multidisciplinary arsenal entitled, "neckbone: visual verses." Young's years of supernatural fieldwork within the black experience and the gospel of his transitions between poetry, art and music, become the stitch, paint brush, metaphor, and narrative of arresting visual metaphors of childhood teachings and traumas, identity, and the personal reverence of pop culture's beauty and beast. A mastermind in a new language of poetry, that engages and challenges readers to see beyond the traditional spaces poems are…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
HardcoverTriquarterly20191609780810140523
American literatureAfrican AmericansSocial conditionsPoetry