Chrome valley : poems
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Published
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton and Company, Inc., [2023].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781324092278, 1324092270
Physical Desc
142 pages ; 22 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction | 811.6 Browne | Available |
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction | 811.6 BRO | Available |
North County Branch - Adult Nonfiction | 811.6 Browne | Available |
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Published
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton and Company, Inc., [2023].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781324092278, 1324092270
Notes
Description
"Boldly lyrical and fiercely honest, Mahogany L. Browne's Chrome Valley offers an intricate portrait of Black womanhood in America. "We praise their names / & the hands that write / Praise the mouth that speaks," she writes in tribute to those who came before her. Browne captures a quintessential girlhood through the pleasures and pangs of young love: the thrill of skating hip to hip at the roller rink, the heat of holding hands in the dark, and, sometimes, the sting of a palm across the cheek. Friendship, too, comes with its own complex yearnings: "you ain't had freedom / 'til you climb on bus 62 / & head to the closest mall / for a good seat at the girl fight." Reflections of Browne's mother, Redbone, bolster the collection with moments of unwavering strength: "give me my mother's bone structure / & her gap tooth slaughter / give me her spine-Redbone got a spine for the world." Other moments explore the inherent anxieties shared among Black mothers, rhythmically intoning names like the tolling of a church bell: "Because Kadiatou Diallo / Because Sybrina Fulton / Because Valeria Bell / Because Mamie Till." The characters in Chrome Valley grapple with the legacies of inherited trauma but also revel in the beauty of the undaunted self-determination passed down from Black woman to Black woman. Transcendent and grounded, funny and furious, Chrome Valley brings depth to a movement, solidifying Mahogany L. Browne as one of the most significant poetic voices of our time"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Browne, M. L. (2023). Chrome valley: poems (First edition.). Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton and Company, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Browne, Mahogany L.. 2023. Chrome Valley: Poems. Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton and Company, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Browne, Mahogany L.. Chrome Valley: Poems Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton and Company, Inc, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Browne, Mahogany L.. Chrome Valley: Poems First edition., Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton and Company, Inc., 2023.
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