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The bones beneath /

THE BONES BENEATH captures what it means to be American, Southern, diasporan, what it means to belong and not to belong, and finding many ways home. It transports readers across place and time, focusing on race and racism, health and healing, Africa and America, and mysticism and incantations. The p...

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Main Author:	Smith McKoy, Sheila (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[New York] : Black Lawrence Press, [2024]
Subjects:	African Americans > Poetry. American poetry > African American authors. Psychic trauma > Poetry. Noirs américains > Poésie. Poésie américaine > Auteurs noirs américains. Traumatisme psychique > Poésie. American; Southern; diaspora; diasporan; race; racism; healing; mysticism poetry. Poetry. Poésie.

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