The Body Has Memories - Couverture souple

Oliver, Adrienne Danyelle

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1955239231 ISBN 13 : 9781955239233

Editeur : Black Lawrence Press, Inc., 2022

Synopsis

In her debut poetry chapbook, THE BODY HAS MEMORIES, Adrienne Danyelle Oliver gives voice to being and becoming the whole self. While memory may in its traditional sense be the discoveries of a single individual, Oliver is very aware that the act of remembering is a much greater collective process. It is the historical dialogues among the ancestors and the living. Memories dwell not just within the mind, but are made up from the struggles and triumphs of one's entire existence. Oliver expects her readers to share at least some of her cultural and historical memories. She is well-versed in Hip Hop and in the rich legacy of her African American heritage. She invites us to enter, to embody and to embrace these poems through three very personal portals "the physical, the mental and the heart." Yet no matter where you are in your exploration of this work, you too become aware of the vulnerability and fragility of the body and of the mind, if left on its own. In her poem " #forareason____," Oliver encourages readers to respond to their own why "she is a limitless being" and welcomes you to a collective affirmation. Oliver is confident in her craft as a poet. In her poem " belly," she does not let the constraints of form define how she navigates the visual space of the page. Her freedom to explore form enhances the intensity and tension of the language of the body.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Adrienne Danyelle Oliver is a poet-educator, hip-hop scholar from Little Rock, AR currently living in the SF Bay Area. Her previous work has appeared in Storytelling, Self & Society (Wayne State University Press, 2018), Patrice Lumumba: An Anthology of Writers on Black Liberation (Nomadic Press, 2021) and Write Now! SF Bay's Anthology Essential Truths: The Bay Area in Color (Pease Press, 2021). Adrienne enjoys writing about intergenerational healing. She has two chapbooks, collective madness (Finishing Line Press) and The Body Has Memories (Nomadic Press) forthcoming in 2022 that explore this theme. Some of Adrienne's favorite authors include Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison. When she is not writing, Adrienne is reading or watching documentaries. She also leads a monthly healing writing circle for Black women.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Black Lawrence Press, Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1955239231
• ISBN 13: 9781955239233
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 109
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible