Trethewey, Natasha
Native Guard
- ISBN 13:
- 9780618872657
- author:
- Trethewey, Natasha
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Mariner Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Pages:
- 64
- Dimensions:
- 21.03 x 14.02 x 0.51 centimetres
- Genre:
- Poetry
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Native Guard is a poignant collection of poems that explores the intersection of national and personal experience. Natasha Trethewey's work pays homage to the soldiers who served in the Louisiana Native Guards, one of the Union's first official black units, and reflects on her own childhood and family history.
The title poem imagines the life of a former slave stationed at Ship Island, where he writes letters for illiterate or invalid prisoners of war. Trethewey's own experiences as the daughter of a black woman and a white man are woven throughout the poems, creating a powerful exploration of the racial legacy of the Civil War.
Elegiac and reflective, Native Guard is a powerful exploration of memory, identity, and the ongoing impact of history on personal life.
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