MACNOLIA: Poems
by A. Van Jordan
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Author: A. Van JordanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-12-05
ISBN: 0393327647
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Book Review: A Bound Confession of a People
Summary: 5 Stars
I admit, the purchase of Macnolia was an impulse buy. The eyes of an inocent brown face staring at me with a definition printed across her forehead. I was intrigued. And I sat in the indie bookshop and read. A half hour later, I walked away with a new book for my collection.
mac*no*lia (mak nol ya), n. a Negro who spells and reads as well [if not better than] any white.
This is my introduction ot A. Van Jordan. This was the first poetry book that opened my eyes to what a poetry collection could be. Too often, books of poetry are loose, wandering collections of randomness. Profound, perhaps. Deep even. But strewn together without any connectivity or coherence. This is acceptable because, it is poetry. I love this poetry book because I understand with the turn of each page that each poem was written with pure intention.
Macnolia explores the love between the man and a woman, Macnolia explores the effects of being Black in America, Macnolia the public moments which defined private experiences of Black history - A. Phillip Randolph, Josephine Baker, Richard Pryor, Jesse Owens among others.
This is a beautiful collection of poetry, a poetic storyline, a bound confession of a people.
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