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Some Are Drowning

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by Reginald Shepherd
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Availability:In StockContributor:Reginald ShepherdSeries:Pitt PoetryPublish date:1995-01-06Pages:88
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822955474ISBN-10:822955474UPC:9780822955474Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:AmericanSize:8.89 x 5.94 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.3814Product ID:SCHDESV9NE
This first collection of poems enacts the struggle of a young black gay man in his search for identity. Many voices haunt these poems: black and white, male and female, the oppressor's voice as well as the oppressed. The poet's aim, finally, is to rescue some portion of the drowned and the drowning.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822955474ISBN-10:822955474UPC:9780822955474Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:AmericanSize:8.89 x 5.94 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.3814Product ID:SCHDESV9NE
Reginald Shepherd (1963-2008) was a Black, gay poet who grew up in the Bronx and went on to receive two MFAs, one from Brown University and one from the Iowa Writers Workshop. He authored two collections of poetry criticism and six poetry collections, all published by the University of Pittsburgh Press: Red Clay Weather, Fata Morgana, Otherhood, Wrong, Angel, Interrupted, and Some Are Drowning. His work has been widely awarded and anthologized and has appeared in four editions of The Best American Poetry and two Pushcart Prize anthologies. Shepherd received many awards and honors over his career, including grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, among others.
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press

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