Growing up in the Deep South, Natasha Trethewey was never told that in her hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi, black soldiers had played a pivotal role in the Civil War. Off the coast, on Ship Island, stood a fort that had once been a Union prison housing Confederate captives. Protecting the fort was the second regiment of the Louisiana Native ...
In this debut collection, Natasha Trethewey draws moving domestic portraits of people trying to keep it all together, both personally and collectively.
Selected as a "2003 Notable Book" by the American Library AssociationIn the early 1900s, E.J. Bellocq photographed prostitutes in the red-light district of New Orleans. His remarkable, candid photos inspired Natasha Trethewey to imagine the life of Ophelia, the subject of her stunning second collection of poems. With elegant precision, Ophelia ...
In just three years, "Best New Poets" has established itself as a crucial venue for rising poets and a valuable resource for poetry lovers. The only publication of its kind, this annual anthology is made up exclusively of work by writers who have not yet published a full-length book. The poems included in this eclectic sampling represent the best ...
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Rowell, Charles, Editor (Assia Djebar, Myriam Warner Vieyra, Cllaire Harris, Thylias Moss, Sharan Strange, Natasha Trethewey,...
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University
Date Published: 1993
Description: Very Good Plus. Periodical. 7" x 10" 290 pp. Circulation: 1000, 4/yr. ISSN: 0161-2492. Light edge and corner wear. Text-edges with a bit of soiling. read more
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