Derrick Harriell

Come Kingdom (eBook, ePUB)

Poems

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Derrick Harriell's new book, Come Kingdom, chronicles a Black man's journey toward an ever-elusive American Dream with poems anchored in the trenches of personal crossroads ranging from child conception to substance abuse and racism. The collection follows a male speaker as he and his partner family plan, hoping to provide their son with a sibling. Their troubles burst through in bold poems that incorporate both medical and mental hurdles. At the same time, it pays homage to Black musical icons such as Marvin Gaye, Whitney Houston, Tupac Shakur, and Nipsey Hussle.

With spirited vulnerability and gritty lyricism, Harriell reveals the stakes and hauntings of relentless generational traumas. A tour de force of outcry and courage, Come Kingdom confronts shifting social, political, and musical climates. On a more intimate level, it also follows a couple's desperate attempts to become parents again.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of Mississippi
• Seitenzahl: 88
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780807178249
• Artikelnr.: 63812137

Autorenporträt

Bryon Cherry is a poet and musician. His work has been featured in Return to the Gathering Place of the Waters Anthology (Vegetarian Alcoholic Press) as well as in South Florida Poetry Journal. In 2021 he was named an emerging poet in Milwaukee, WI by Saint John's on the Lake. In music he has released 8 albums and in 2021 he was named Best R&B/Soul Artist in Wisconsin by the Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards. Born and raised in Milwaukee, WI, he is of and shaped by his evolving home city. He is guided by what he considers to be magical forces- listening and love.