The Second Stop Is Jupiter
Language: English
Published by Wayne State University Press, 2023
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Detroit. 2023. September 2023. Wayne State University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9780814350539. 144 pages. paperback. keywords: African American Literature Poetry America. DESCRIPTION - What if N.K. Jesmin or Ishmael Reed wroteFrankenstein,or if Kara Walker originally illustrated the works of the Brothers Grimm? What if, instead of modern superhero figures, theBlack Panthercharacters as depicted by Ta-Nehishi Coates were figures of mythology, taught alongside the Greco-Roman pantheon? Divided into three sections—I Don’t Know Who Needs To Hear This But, The Girl With The Frantz Fanon Tattoo, and The Underground Rubaiyat—this collection of mythological, Afrofuturist, and surrealist poems addresses a literary void resulting from the structural violence of slavery and segregation. This collection invites readers to interrogate the motifs of canonical poetics alongside historical and contemporary interactions real and imagined. Drawing inspiration from African and Diasporic narratives, these poems evoke the surrealism of African author Amos Tutuola as much as they do English author Lewis Carroll.The Second Stop is Jupiteris a deep engagement with the cultural narrative, populated with Black hero figures who will fuel the imagination. upfromsumdirt invites us to ask, what if?, with characters and poetic motifs rooted in existing narratives of Black life and fable. Titles like The Death of Olympia and The Three Sulas set the tone for this collection to manifest a Pan-Africanist poetics intwined with themes of Classical Romanticism. inventory #47870.…
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- Title
- The Second Stop Is Jupiter
- Author
- Davis, Ron
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Publication year
- 2023
- Condition
- Very Good in Wrappers
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0814350534
- ISBN 13
- 9780814350539
- Edition
- First Edition.
Nominated for the Elgin Awards!
What if N. K. Jemisin or Ishmael Reed wrote Frankenstein, or if Kara Walker originally illustrated the works of the Brothers Grimm? What if, instead of modern superhero figures, the Black Panther characters as depicted by Ta-Nehisi Coates were figures of mythology, taught alongside the Greco-Roman pantheon? Divided into three sections―"I Don't Know Who Needs To Hear This But," "The Girl With The Frantz Fanon Tattoo," and "The Underground Rubaiyat"―this collection of mythological, Afrofuturist, and surrealist poems addresses a literary void resulting from the structural violence of slavery and segregation. This collection invites readers to interrogate the motifs of canonical poetics alongside historical and contemporary interactions real and imagined.
Drawing inspiration from African and Diasporic narratives, these poems evoke the surrealism of African author Amos Tutuola as much as they do English author Lewis Carroll. The Second Stop is Jupiter is a deep engagement with the cultural narrative, populated with Black hero figures who will fuel the imagination. upfromsumdirt invites us to ask, what if, with characters and poetic motifs rooted in existing narratives of Black life and fable. Titles like "The Death of Olympia" and "The Three Sulas" set the tone for this collection to manifest a Pan-Africanist poetics entwined with themes of Classical Romanticism.
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