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Prelude to Bruise is the 2014 debut poetry collection by American poet Saeed Jones. The book examines the intersections of race, sexuality, and violence through the lens of a young, queer Black man growing up in the American South. Jones utilizes intense, physical imagery to explore themes of bodily...
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Widely acclaimed debut noted for lyric intensity, queer Black masculinity, and memorable performance energy; occasional excess accompanies its emotional force.
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Alive at the End of the World is a 2022 poetry collection by American writer Saeed Jones and his second published collection of poems. Across 46 poems, Jones addresses grief, violence, race, queer identity, desire, and survival amid personal and collective crisis. The book received an Anisfield-Wolf...
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Strongly reviewed apocalyptic collection blending grief, racial violence, humor, and tenderness; relentless intensity can flatten tonal variation.
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