Dark testament : poems / Crystal Simone Smith.
"With poems found within the text of George Saunders's Lincoln in the Bardo, Crystal Simone Smith embarks on an uncompromising exploration of collective mourning and crafts a masterwork that resonates far beyond the page. These poems are visually stark, a gathering of gripping verses that unmasks a dialogue of tragic truths--the stories of lives taken unjustly and too soon. Bold and deeply affecting, Dark Testament is a remarkable reckoning with our present moment, a call to action, and a plea for a more just future. Along with the poems, Dark Testament includes a stirring introduction by the author that speaks to the content of the poetry, a Q&A with George Saunders, and a full-color photo-insert that commemorates victims of unlawful killings with photographs of memorials that have been created in their honor."--Publisher marketing.
Record details
- ISBN: 1250854369
- ISBN: 9781250854360
- Physical Description: 135 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Blackout poems" -- Cover. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | No justice, no peace -- Oscar Grant -- Eric Garner -- Black mothers and sons -- Trayvon Martin -- Sybrina Fulton -- #BLM -- Michael Brown -- Jordan Davis -- World and me -- Michelle Kenney & (Antwon Rose II) -- Daunte Wright -- Justified homicide -- Aiyana Jones, age 7 -- Laquan McDonald -- White witnesses -- Black witness -- Rodney King -- Civil Obedience -- Sandra Bland -- Jayland Walker -- Mr. Politician -- In memoriam -- Dilemma we all live with -- Ahmaud Arbery -- George Floyd -- Protest song -- Curfew hour -- Walter Scott -- Andrew Brown, Jr. -- Bloodshed -- Samuel Dubose -- Sean Bell -- Dear Mr. Legislator -- Philando Castile -- Levar Jones -- Breonna Taylor -- Hereafter -- Stephon Clark -- Freddie Gray -- Samaria Rice & (Tamir Rice) -- Elijah McClain -- Generations (An Elegy) -- Botham Jean -- All our sins -- In conversation: George Saunders and Crystal Simone Smith. |
| Target Audience Note: | 014-018. Macmillan Publishers. |
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| Subject: | African Americans > Poetry. Black lives matter movement > Poetry. Death > Poetry. Grief > Poetry. Murder > Poetry. Black Lives Matter movement. |
| Genre: | Erasure poetry. Poetry. |
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- 7 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | YANF 811.6 Smi (Text) | 30308101317643 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | YA 811.6 Smi (Text) | 33630005308213 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 811.6 S (Text) | 33258010228316 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mars Hill Library | 811.6 SMI (Text) | 30229101276623 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Moore County Library | YA 811.6 SMI (Text) | 48198030014290 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Steele Memorial Library | YA 811.6 SMI (Text) | 900000000613951 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Vass Area Library | YA 811.6 SMI (Text) | 48198000038261 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
