Second Nature by Chaun Ballard (Paperback Book)

Name: Second Nature by Chaun Ballard (Paperback Book)
Brand: BOA Editions, Limited

BOA Editions, Limited

Winner of the 23rd annual\nA. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize\nChaun Ballard\u2019s gripping debut collection weaves childhood experiences,\nhistorical events, and family stories into a living tapestry of memory that\ncelebrates the landscape of Black America, both rural and urban.\nRiddled with the ghostly voices of family and\nfriends, Second Nature is fearless in\nits wrestling with America\u2019s fractured past and troubled present. In these\npoems, W.E.B. DuBois and Fredrick Douglass have a conversation, Michael Brown\nmeditates on the nature of the cosmos, Johnnie Taylor\u2019s guitar sings in\nsonnets, and the road Walt Whitman set out upon comes alive for a new\ngeneration.\nThrough innovative re-imaginings of the\nsonnet, the pastoral, and the contrapuntal, Ballard engages with popular\nculture while examining\n\nSecond Nature\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that the price ;