English Lit: Poems by Bernard Clay PAPERBACK 9781735224275

English Lit: Poems\nby Bernard Clay\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Bernard Clay\nTitle: English Lit: Poems\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Poetry\nPublisher: Ohio University Press\nPublication year: 2021\nISBN-13: 9781735224275\nISBN-10: 1735224278\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nAutobiographical poetry from one of Kentucky\u2019s rising Affrilachian literary stars.\n Bernard Clay\u2019s autobiographical poetry debut, English Lit, juxtaposes the roots of Black male identity against an urban and rural Kentucky landscape. Hailed as one of the most authentic voices of his generation, Clay artfully renders coming-of-age in the predominately Black West End of Louisville, Kentucky. Balancing the spirited grit of a farmer and the careful lyricism of a poet, English Lit is a t.