Powell Kevin - Grocery Shopping With My Mother - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: When Kevin Powell's elderly mother became ill he returned home every week to take her grocery shopping in Jersey City. Walking behind her during those trips Powell began to hear her voice stories and language in a new way - examining his own healing while praying for hers. Grocery Shopping with My Mother originated as social media posts about these visits and evolved into a breath - taking collection of thirty - two new poems crafted like an album plus four bonus tracks celebrating a great love of wordplay. Culturally rooted in the literary traditions of Ntozake Shange and Allen Ginsberg Powell's poems honour the likes of V (formerly Eve Ensler) bell hooks and Sidney Poitier. Grocery Shopping with My Mother dives into the complexities of relationships and contemporary themes with honesty and vulnerability. Creatively and spiritually inspired by Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life' Powell's poems shift in form and style from praise chants to reverential meditations to most importantly innovative hope.
Title: Grocery Shopping With My Mother
Author(s): Powell Kevin
Publisher: Soft Skull Press
Barcode: 9781593767433
Pages: 192 Pages
Publication Date: 12/6/2022
Category: Poetry