Renegade Poetics
| Author | : Evie Shockley |
| Publisher | : University of Iowa Press |
| Total Pages | : 277 |
| Release | : 2011-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781609380588 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1609380584 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (584 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Renegade Poetics by : Evie Shockley
Download or read book Renegade Poetics written by Evie Shockley and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beginning with a deceptively simple question--what do we mean when we designate behaviors, values, or forms of expression as "black"?--Evie Shockley's Renegade poetics teases out the more complex and nuanced possibilities the concept has long encompassed. She redefines black aesthetics descriptively, resituating innovative poetry that has been marginalized becuase it was not "recognizably black" and avant-garde poetry dismissed because it was"--Back cover.