The Crown Ain't Worth Much

Author: Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib
ISBN: 9781943735044

“Hanif Abdurraqib’s THE CROWN AIN’T WORTH MUCH leaves me contemplating the meanings of soul: communal soul (peep the breadth of cultural shout outs), rhythmic soul (peep the breadth of sound and syntax), and spiritual soul (peep the breadth of compassion). As titles like “Ode to Drake, Ending with Blood in a Field” and “At the House Party Where We Found Out Whitney Houston Was Dead” suggest, Abdurraqib bridges the bravado and bling of praise with the blood and tears of elegy. The soul of this magnificent book is dynamic, distinguished, and when called for, down and dirty. What a fresh, remarkable debut.” — Terrance Hayes, National Book Award winner

Publisher: Button Poetry/Exploding Pinecone Press
Publish Date: 2016

Subjects: Poetry / American / African American, Poetry / Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Black Resource Center (Location: 2a (Bookshelf 2, Row A))