| Fingernails Across the Chalkboard: Poetry and Prose on Hiv/AIDS from the Black Diaspora Contributor(s): Horton, Randall (Editor), Hunter, M. L. (Editor), Thompson, Becky (Editor) |
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ISBN: 088378274X ISBN-13: 9780883782743 Publisher: Third World Press OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2007 Annotation: Featuring a wide assortment of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, this powerful volume confronts the existence of the HIV/AIDS epidemic within the Black Diaspora. Defining a cultural dialogue that will be prevalent well into the 21st century, these writings celebrate life and the living by humanizing the effects of HIV and giving powerful voices to the affected and afflicted. The writings, presented in four major sections, speak out about the hard-hitting truths that surround HIV; the forms of abuse, such as incest and rape, which cast HIV into the lives of girls and women; the issues of grief and loss; and the range of reactions, from acceptance to denial, activism, and the search for justice. The writers featured include Dennis Brutus, Tony Medina, Randi Triant, Truth Thomas, Duriel Harris, Frank X. Walker, Arisa White, Tara Betts, and Lamont B. Steptoe. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Literary Collections | American - African American |
| Dewey: 810.803 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.13" W x 8.91" (0.69 lbs) 182 pages |