Mcgowan Martina - I Am The Rage A Black Poetry Collection - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: I am the Rage is not just a poetry book. It is a call - to - action. This evocative collection of thirty poems puts readers in the position of feeling reflecting and empathizing with what it means to be Black in America today. Dr. Martina Mc Gowan a doctor and grandmother who has been a victim of and an advocate against social racial and sexual injustices uses powerful free verse poetry to express the range of emotions thoughts and grief she had following the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests and the ongoing attacks against the Black community. For those who are moved by the poetry of Amanda Gorman and Maya Angelou Dr. Mc Gowan's poems are a glimpse into the Black experience and will stay with you long after you've read them. Her unforgettable words are brought to life through powerful illustrations by Diana Ejaita whose work has been featured in Vanity Fair The New Yorker and The New York Times making it a beautiful poetry gift book for women and men. Praise for I am the Rage:" I am The Rage is a timely look at generations of trauma and inaction." Bustle" A raw and searing examination of America's reckoning with racism." Popsugar" These poems reverberate with the powerful grief of a woman who speaks the vulnerability of living in a world where being black makes you a target." Pamala A. Thiede Amazon customer review
Title: I Am The Rage A Black Poetry Collection
Author(s): Mcgowan Martina, Diana Ejaita
Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc
Barcode: 9781728245072
Pages: 112 Pages
Publication Date: 2/2/2021
Category: Poetry