In the tradition of Alice Walker, this electrifying new African American voice delivers the verdict on the urban condition in a sensual, propulsive, and prophetic book of poetry and prose Whether she is writing about an enraged teenager gone wilding in Central Park, fifteen year old Latasha Harlins gunned down by a Korean grocer, or a brutalized child who grows up to esIn the tradition of Alice Walker, this electrifying new African American voice delivers the verdict on the urban condition in a sensual, propulsive, and prophetic book of poetry and prose Whether she is writing about an enraged teenager gone wilding in Central Park, fifteen year old Latasha Harlins gunned down by a Korean grocer, or a brutalized child who grows up to escape her probable fate through the miracle of art, Sapphire s vision in this collection of poetry and prose is unswervingly honest Stunning One of the strongest debut collections of the 90s Publishers Weekly
American Dreams By Sapphire In the tradition of Alice Walker, this electrifying new African American voice delivers the verdict on the urban condition in a sensual, propulsive, and prophetic book of poetry and prose Whether she is writing about an enraged teenager gone wilding in Central Park, fifteen year old Latasha Harlins gunned down by a Korean grocer, or a brutalized child who grows up to esIn the tradition of Alice Walker, this electrifying new African American voice delivers the verdict on the urban condition in a sensual, propulsive, and prophetic book of poetry and prose Whether she is writing about an enraged teenager gone wilding in Central Park, fifteen year old Latasha Harlins gunned down by a Korean grocer, or a brutalized child who grows up to escape her probable fate through the miracle of art, Sapphire s vision in this collection of poetry and prose is unswervingly honest Stunning One of the strongest debut collections of the 90s Publishers Weekly
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