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Series: Button Poetry
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ISBN10: 1638340250
ISBN13: 9781638340256
Publisher: Button Poetry
Published: Dec 20 2022
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.43 Depth: 8.43
Language: English
Awards: Benjamin Franklin Award, Benjamin Franklin Award
ISBN13: 9781638340256
Publisher: Button Poetry
Published: Dec 20 2022
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.43 Depth: 8.43
Language: English
Awards: Benjamin Franklin Award, Benjamin Franklin Award
2023 IPPY Awards - Poetry Gold
2023 IBPA Awards - Poetry Silver
2023 Publishing Triangle Awards Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry - Finalist
Urbanshee is Siaara Freeman's retelling of fairy tales and mythological stories through a modern and urban lens. This collection discusses the weight of being Black in America, Freeman's relationships to lovers and family, and how the physical place you grew up can become part of your identity. Urbanshee expertly combines humor, fantasy, and raw emotion to create this astonishing reinvention of classic fables. Freeman's poems are ventrously unique and are sure to enchant anyone who reads them.
2023 IBPA Awards - Poetry Silver
2023 Publishing Triangle Awards Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry - Finalist
Urbanshee is Siaara Freeman's retelling of fairy tales and mythological stories through a modern and urban lens. This collection discusses the weight of being Black in America, Freeman's relationships to lovers and family, and how the physical place you grew up can become part of your identity. Urbanshee expertly combines humor, fantasy, and raw emotion to create this astonishing reinvention of classic fables. Freeman's poems are ventrously unique and are sure to enchant anyone who reads them.
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