Woke Up No Light - Hardcover
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9760593319712
ISBN
9780593319710

Woke Up No Light

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Author
Mottley, Leila

woke up no light is a Black girlā€™s saunter turned to a womanā€™s defiant strut. These are the hymns of a new generation of poetry. Young, alive, yearning. A mouth swung open and ready to devour. A quest for home in a world that knows only wasteland and wanting.

Moving in sections from ā€œgirlhoodā€ to ā€œneighborhoodā€ to ā€œfalsehoodā€ to, finally, ā€œwomanhood,ā€ these poems reckon with themes of reparations, restitution, and desire. The collection is sharp and raw, wise and rhythmic, a combination that lights up each page. From unearthing histories to searching for ways to dream of a future in a world constantly on the brink of disaster, this young poet sets forth personal and political revelation with piercing detail.

woke up no light confirms Leila Mottleyā€™s arrival and demonstrates the enduring power of her voiceā€”brave and distinctive and thoroughly her own.

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