Trethewey, Natasha
Monument
- ISBN 13:
- 9780358118237
- author:
- Trethewey, Natasha
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Printed Publication
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 229mm / 152mm
- Genre:
- Poetry
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Natasha Trethewey's Monument is a powerful collection of poems that explore the complexities of race and gender inequality. Drawing upon her own experiences and those of others, Trethewey weaves together verse that sheds light on the stories of working-class African American women, mixed-race individuals, and victims of trauma. Through her work, Trethewey gives voice to unsung icons and casts new light on the trauma of our national wounds. This retrospective collection draws upon poems from across her oeuvre, including Domestic Work, Bellocq's Ophelia, Native Guard, Congregation, and Thrall. By layering joy and urgent defiance against physical and cultural erasure, Trethewey's poetry offers a testament to resilience and love. Monument is a remarkable labor of the poet's own family history, trauma, and loss, which she sources evidence from in order to change the very foundation of our vocabulary on race, gender, and our collective future.
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