Goodly, Nicholas
Black Swim
- ISBN 13:
- 9781556596513
- author:
- Goodly, Nicholas
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Copper Canyon Press,U.S.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 80
- Dimensions:
- 22.6 x 15 x 1 centimetres (0.16
- Genre:
- Poetry, American, African American,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Black Swim is a spellbinding debut collection that transforms darkness into perfect darkness. Nicholas Goodly's poems forge a new model of feeling from ache and sweat and sweetness, offering gifts for and from the ancestors.
This stunning work brings together voices that have been overlooked or underrepresented, including Black people, queer/trans/nonbinary individuals, flamboyant people, lonely people, gaudy people, kind people, witches, artists, and angry people. Amidst death and against injustice, Goodly's poems bear a message of hope and resilience.
With language that is both raw and beautiful, Black Swim offers a powerful exploration of identity, community, and the search for meaning in a world that often seems hostile to these values. If there is a purpose in this life, let me wash my face in it - this poem encapsulates the longing for connection and belonging that drives Goodly's work.
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