TY - BOOK AU - Manick,Cynthia TI - No sweet without brine: poems SN - 9780063244306 PY - 2023/// CY - New York, NY PB - Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers KW - Black people KW - Race identity KW - Poetry KW - lcgft N2 - "Cynthia Manick's latest is a playlist of everyday life, introverted thoughts, familial bonds, and social commentary. In piercing language, she traces the circle of life for a narrator who dares to exist between youthful remembrances and adulthood realities. Each poem in No Sweet Without Brine is a reminder that a hint of sorrow makes the celebration and recognition of the glory of Blackness in all ways, and through all people, that much sweeter." ER -