Overview
When Kevin Powellās elderly mother became ill, he returned home every week to take her grocery shopping in Jersey City. Walking behind her during those trips, Powell began to hear her voice, stories, and language in a new wayāexamining his own healing while praying for hers.
Grocery Shopping with My Mother originated as social media posts about these visits and evolved into a breathtaking collection of thirty-two new poems, crafted like an album, plus four bonus tracks celebrating a great love of wordplay. Culturally rooted in the literary traditions of Ntozake Shange and Allen Ginsberg, Powellās poems honor the likes of V (formerly Eve Ensler), bell hooks, and Sidney Poitier.
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Grocery Shopping with My Mother dives into the complexities of relationships and contemporary themes with honesty and vulnerability. Creatively and spiritually inspired by Stevie Wonderās Songs in the Key of Life, Powellās poems shift in form and style, from praise chants to reverential meditations to, most importantly, innovative hope.
This book title, Grocery Shopping with My Mother, ISBN: 9781593767433, by Kevin Powell, published by Catapult (December 6, 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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