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“A Little Devil in America” Celebrates the Power of Black Performance – Chicago Review of Books

“A Little Devil in America” Celebrates the Power of Black Performance – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsMarch 31, 2021 by Mandana Chaffa
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A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance, features Hanif Abdurraqib’s considerable talents as a poet, essayist and thoughtful social commentator. Reading … Read More

Portraits of the Poet in Cortney Lamar Charleston’s “Doppelgangbanger” – Chicago Review of Books

Portraits of the Poet in Cortney Lamar Charleston’s “Doppelgangbanger” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsFebruary 17, 2021 by Mandana Chaffa
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It’s been five years since Cortney Lamar Charleston’s debut, and Doppelgangbanger is more than worth the wait: it’s a kaleidoscope of a collection effortlessly combining … Read More

5 Poetry Collections From 2020 To Revisit – Chicago Review of Books

5 Poetry Collections From 2020 To Revisit – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsDecember 22, 2020 by Mandana Chaffa
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One of the enduring pleasures of poetry is how like wine, or friendship, it improves as it—and you—age. Re-read the 2019s or the 2000s, or … Read More

The Multitudes and Multiverse of “Black Futures”

The Multitudes and Multiverse of “Black Futures”

Categories Book ReviewsDecember 4, 2020 by Mandana Chaffa
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In the forward to Black Futures—this eclectic anthology of Black imagination and achievement—co-editors Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham share its central question: “What does it … Read More

Poetry, Prose, and Politics in “Make Me Rain” – Chicago Review of Books

Poetry, Prose, and Politics in “Make Me Rain” – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsOctober 31, 2020 by Mandana Chaffa
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Nikki Giovanni—one of the great poets of any generation—still has much to impart in Make Me Rain, her hybrid autobiography of poems and prose.  Given … Read More

Poetry’s Power In ‘Here Is The Sweet Hand’ – Chicago Review of Books

Poetry’s Power In ‘Here Is The Sweet Hand’ – Chicago Review of Books

Categories Book ReviewsAugust 5, 2020 by Mandana Chaffa
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A quote from Toni Morrison—“It is not only about ‘us’; it is also about me and you. Just the two of us.”—is the first epigram … Read More

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