Innovative hybrid form blends sonnets, song, and narrative for a unique reading experience
Explores the lives of mostly unrecorded African American performers from the turn of the 20th century
Uses historical documents, interviews, and creative devices to present untold stories
Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry and other major awards
Features original artwork and foldouts that enhance the visual and literary impact
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By Tyehimba Jess
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With ambitious manipulations of poetic forms, Tyehimba Jess presents the sweat and story behind America’s blues, worksongs and church hymns. Part fact, part fiction, Jess's much anticipated second book weaves sonnet, song, and narrative to examine the lives of mostly unrecorded African American
