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Trouble the water : poems / by Derrick Austin ; foreword by Mary Szybist.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: A. Poulin, Jr. new poets of America series ; v. 38.Publisher: Rochester, NY : BOA Editions Ltd., 2016Edition: First editionDescription: 96 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781942683049 (paperback)
  • 1942683049 (paperback)
Uniform titles:
  • Poems. Selections
Subject(s): Awards:
  • A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize, 2015
Summary: "Rich in religious and artistic imagery, Trouble the Water is an intriguing exploration of race, sexuality, and identity, particularly where self-hood is in constant flux. These intimate, sensual poems interweave pop culture and history--moving from the Bible through several artistic eras--to interrogate what it means to be, as Austin says, fully human as a "queer, black body" in 21st century America"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 811.6 A935 Available 33111008423259
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Winner of the A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize
Finalist for the 2017 Kate Tufts Discovery Award
Finalist for the 2017 Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry
Finalist for the 2017 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry
Finalist for the Norma Farber First Book Award

Rich in religious and artistic imagery, Trouble the Water is an intriguing exploration of race, sexuality, and identity, particularly where self-hood is in constant flux. These intimate, sensual poems interweave pop culture and history--moving from the Bible through several artistic eras--to interrogate what it means to be, as Austin says, fully human as a "queer, black body" in 21st century America.

"'Expect poison of the standing water,' Blake warned, highlighting the dangers of imaginative stagnation. I'm now tempted to believe that Blake himself has sent us Derrick Austin and his remarkable collection, Trouble the Water . At once gospel and troubadour song, these deeply spiritual and expansively erotic poems are lucid, unflinching, urgent. This is an extraordinary debut." -- Mary Szybist, winner of the National Book Award

"Rich in religious and artistic imagery, Trouble the Water is an intriguing exploration of race, sexuality, and identity, particularly where self-hood is in constant flux. These intimate, sensual poems interweave pop culture and history--moving from the Bible through several artistic eras--to interrogate what it means to be, as Austin says, fully human as a "queer, black body" in 21st century America"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-90).

A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize, 2015

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