Funeral Diva
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"In this collection of personal essays and poetry, acclaimed poet and performer Pamela Sneed details her coming of age in New York City during the late 1980s. Funeral Diva captures the impact of AIDS on black queer life, and highlights the enduring bonds between the living, the dying, and the dead. Sneed's poems not only converse with lovers past and present, but also with her literary forebears- like James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Audre Lorde-whose aesthetic and thematic investments she renews for a contemporary American landscape. Offering critical focus on matters from police brutality to LGBTQ+ rights, Funeral Diva confronts the most pressing issues of our time with acerbic wit and audacity"-- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
San Francisco, CA : City Lights Books, 2020.
Year Published: 2020
Description: 148 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780872868113
0872868117
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Scholder, Amy.
SUBJECTS
Sneed, Pamela -- Poetry.
Autobiographical poetry.