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āIāve never read anything like it. Truly a sublime experience.ā āJason Reynolds, author of Aināt Burned All the Bright
A groundbreaking collection about Afropioneerism past and present from Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and New York Times bestselling author Rio Cortez
From a visionary writer praised for her captivating work on Black history and experience, comes a poetry collection exploring personal, political, and artistic frontiers, journeying from her family's history as "Afropioneers" in the American West to shimmering glimpses of transcendent, liberated futures.Ā
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In poems that range from wry, tongue-in-cheek observationsĀ about contemporary life to more nuanced meditations onĀ her ancestorsāsome of the earliest Black pioneers to settle in the western United States after ReconstructionāGolden Ax invites readers to re-imagine the West, Black womanhood, and the legacies that shape and sustain the pursuit of freedom.Ā
This book title, Golden Ax, ISBN: 9780143137139, by Rio Cortez, published by Penguin Publishing Group (August 30, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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