{"product_id":"finna-poems-paperback","title":"Finna: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNate Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharp, lyrical poems celebrating the Black vernacular--its influence on pop culture, its necessity for familial survival, its rite in storytelling and in creating the safety found only within its intimacy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Terrific . . . illuminates life in this country in a strikingly original way.\"--Ron Charles, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR - The New York Public Library - \u003ci\u003eTordotcom\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDefinition of \u003ci\u003efinna, \u003c\/i\u003e created by the author: \u003cb\u003efin-na\u003c\/b\u003e \/ˈfinə\/ contraction: (1) going to; intending to  rooted in African American Vernacular English] (2) eye dialect spelling of \"fixing to\" (3) Black possibility; Black futurity; Blackness as tomorrow \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese poems consider the brevity and disposability of Black lives and other oppressed people in our current era of emboldened white supremacy, and the use of the Black vernacular in America's vast reserve of racial and gendered epithets. \u003ci\u003eFinna\u003c\/i\u003e explores the erasure of peoples in the American narrative; asks how gendered language can provoke violence; and finally, how the Black vernacular, expands our notions of possibility, giving us a new language of hope: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003enothing about our people is romantic\u003cbr\u003e\u0026amp; it shouldn't be. our people deserve\u003cbr\u003epoetry without meter. we deserve our\u003cbr\u003eown jagged rhythm \u0026amp; our own uneven\u003cbr\u003ewalk towards sun. you make happening happen.\u003cbr\u003ewe happen to love. this is our greatest\u003cbr\u003eaction.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNate Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer, rapper, educator, and editor. He is the author and editor of numerous works including \u003ci\u003eWild Hundreds \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop\u003c\/i\u003e. Nate is a member of The Dark Noise Collective and co-directs Crescendo Literary. He is an assistant professor of English at Colorado College. He is from the South Side of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700394922047,"sku":"9780593132456","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2b790a538d2bda7c6422b639ae9b9364.webp?v=1765016569","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/finna-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}