Gumbo ya ya, Aurielle Marie
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Gumbo ya ya, Aurielle Marie
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references
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no index present
Literary form
poetry
Main title
Gumbo ya ya
Nature of contents
bibliography
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1197548614
Responsibility statement
Aurielle Marie
Series statement
Pitt poetry series
Summary
"Gumbo Ya Ya, Aurielle Marie's stunning debut, is a cauldron of hearty poems exploring race, gender, desire, and violence in the lives of Black gxrls, soaring against the backdrop of a contemporary South. These poems are loud, risky, and unapologetically rooted in the glory of Black gxrlhood. The collection opens with a heartrending indictment of injustice. What follows is a striking reimagination of the world, one where no Black gxrl dies "by the barrel of the law" or "for loving another Black gxrl." Part familial archival, part map of Black resistance, Gumbo Ya Ya catalogs the wide gamut of Black life at its intersections, with punching cultural commentary and a poetic voice that holds tenderness and sharpness in tandem. It asks us to chew upon both the rich meat and the tough gristle, and in doing so we walk away more whole than we began and thoroughly satisfied."--Provided by publisher
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