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Finna by Nate Marshall
Sharp, lyrical poems celebrating the Black vernacular-its influence on pop culture, its necessity for familial survival, its rite in storytelling and in creating the safety found only within its intimacy"Terrific . . .illuminates life in this country in a strikingly original way."-Ron Charles,The Washington Post
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Definition offinna,created by the author-fin na/ˈfinə/ contraction-(1) going to; intending to rooted in African American Vernacular English (2) eye dialect spelling of "fixing to" (3) Black possibility; Black futurity; Blackness as tomorrow
These poemsconsider the brevity and disposability of Black lives and other oppressed people in our current era of emboldened white supremacy, and the use of the Black vernacular in America's vast reserve of racial and gendered epithets.Finnaexplores the erasure of peoples in the American narrative; asks how gendered language can provoke violence; and finally, how the Black vernacular, expands our notions of possibility, giving us a new language of hope-
nothing about our people is romantic
& it shouldn't be. our people deserve
poetry without meter. we deserve our
own jagged rhythm & our own uneven
walk towards sun. you make happening happen.
we happen to love. this is our greatest
action.
Nate Marshall is a writer, rapper, educator, and editor who has won numerous awards. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop and Wild Hundreds. Nate co-directs Crescendo Literary and is a member of The Dark Noise Collective. He teaches English as an assistant professor at Colorado College. He is from Chicago's South Side.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593132456 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593132459 |
| Title | Finna |
| Author | Nate Marshall |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2020-08-11 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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