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"A magnificent, foundational reckoning with how Black Americans have used the written word to define and redefine themselves, in resistance to the lies of racism and often in heated disagreement with each other, over the course of the country's history. Distilled over many years from Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s legendary Harvard introductory course in African American Studies, The Black Box: Writing the Race, is the story of Black self-definition in...
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An immensely persuasive work of literary criticism that opens a new chapter in the American dialogue on race—and promises to change the way we read American literature—from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner
Morrison shows how much the themes of freedom and individualism, manhood and innocence, depended on the existence of a black population that was manifestly unfree—and that came to serve white authors...
Morrison shows how much the themes of freedom and individualism, manhood and innocence, depended on the existence of a black population that was manifestly unfree—and that came to serve white authors...
10) A man divided
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"I am continuing with a genre of poetry that I created which I call schizoetry. It is a literary work fusing poetry with the thoughts, feelings and perceptions of one who lives with a schizophrenic or schizoaffective disorder. I have been writing poetry since the age of 10. My poems go deep into my mind, emotions and my spirit. They are very revealing to say the least. I wish to reach those living with this illness. I hope to touch that place in them...
11) Poetic madman
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"I would like to welcome everyone inside my mind. I am an adult male who lives with a psychiatric disorder called paranoid schizophrenia. "Poetic Madman" showcases and celebrates the creativity and the ability to express my inner most thoughts, ideas, emotions, philosophies and raw experiences that come with having a paranoid schizophrenic disorder. "Poetic Madman is sure to open the minds of those who don't understand mental illness and hopefully...
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"Genius or Lunatic goes deeper into the mind of a paranoid schizophrenic. There is so much confusion in there. So much contradiction. So much religiosity. And there is much desire to know, understand, and find the truth. Along the ride you will find yourself saying "but in this poem didn't he just say this"? It will bring out emotions that you won't expect. This brings you into his pain and lets you experience it firsthand. You will find yourself...
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