Counting Descent
- Categories Books , Adults & General Classification , Literature & Fiction
- Stock Availability: In Stock
- ISBN: 9781938912658
- Total Pages: 84
- Available Book Formats: Paperback
- Year: 2016
Price:
JOD 12.00
Clint Smith's debut poetry collection, Counting Descent, is a coming of age story that seeks to complicate our conception of lineage and tradition. Smith explores the cognitive dissonance that results from belonging to a community that unapologetically celebrates black humanity while living in a world that often renders blackness a caricature of fear. His poems move fluidly across personal and political histories, all the while reflecting on the social construction of our lived experiences. Smith brings the reader on a powerful journey forcing us to reflect on all that we learn growing up, and all that we seek to unlearn moving forward.