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Citizen: An American Lyric is a 2014 book-length poem and a series of lyric essays by American poet Claudia Rankine. Citizen stretches the conventions of traditional lyric poetry by interweaving several forms of text and media into a collective portrait of racial relations in the United States.
- Claudia Rankine
- 2014
Jul 2, 2015 · Penguin Books Limited, Jul 2, 2015 - Poetry - 176 pages. WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR POETRY. WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR POETRY. In this moving, critical...
- 0141981784, 9780141981789
- Claudia Rankine
- Penguin Books Limited, 2015
A mixed-media collection of vignettes, poems, photographs, and reproductions of various forms of visual art, Citizen explores the experiences of a black protagonist and other people of color in a racist society. The book examines how racism affects their identity, language, and sense of belonging, and how they respond to injustice and microaggressions.
A provocative meditation on race, Claudia Rankine's long-awaited follow up to her groundbreaking book Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric. Claudia Rankine's bold new book recounts...
Oct 7, 2014 · Rankine's formally inventive book challenges our notion that citizenship is only a legal designation that the state determines by expanding that definition to include a larger understanding of civic belonging and identity, built out of cross-racial empathy, communal responsibility, and a deeply shared commitment to equality.” ―National Book ...
- Claudia Rankine
- $11.79
- Graywolf Press
Oct 7, 2014 · Learn about Claudia Rankine's award-winning book of poetry and prose that explores race and racism in contemporary America. Find summaries, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.
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Oct 7, 2014 · A book of poetry, essays, and images that explores the effects of racism in contemporary America. The author recounts her personal and public encounters with racial aggressions and challenges the notion of citizenship and belonging.
