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Woke Up No Light: Poems

Woke Up No Light: Poems

Mottley, Leila

Hardcover

General Poetry

Publisher Price: $28.00

ISBN10: 0593319710
ISBN13: 9780593319710
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: Apr 16 2024
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.80 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
A poignant, rousing debut book of poetry, full of life, from the former Youth Poet Laureate of Oakland, California

woke up no light is a Black girl's saunter turned to a woman's defiant strut. These are the hymns of a new generation of poetry. Young, alive, yearning. A mouth swung open and ready to devour. A quest for home in a world that knows only wasteland and wanting.

Moving in sections from girlhood to neighborhood to falsehood to, finally, womanhood, these poems reckon with themes of reparations, restitution, and desire. The collection is sharp and raw, wise and rhythmic, a combination that lights up each page. From unearthing histories to searching for ways to dream of a future in a world constantly on the brink of disaster, this young poet sets forth personal and political revelation with piercing detail.

woke up no light confirms Leila Mottley's arrival and demonstrates the enduring power of her voice--brave and distinctive and thoroughly her own.

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