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3216159When Rap Spoke Straight to Godhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/when-rap-spoke-straight-to-god-9781947793095/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3510441/cd9600dc-2244-4871-ad4e-23d77eae8805.jpg?v=638385476578730000238309MXNTin House BooksInStock/Ebooks/<p>A book-length poem navigating belief, black lives, the tragedies of Trump, and the boundaries of being a woman.</p><p>"<em>When Rap Spoke Straight to God</em> is utterly transporting. In language both elevated and slangy, saucy and tender, Dawson lovingly weaves the reader around her finger. Jennifer Egan</p><p><em>When Rap Spoke Straight to God</em> isnt sacred or profane, but a chorus joined in a single soliloquy, demanding to be heard. Theres Wu-Tang and Mary Magdelene with a foot fetish, Lil Kim and a self-loving Lilith. Slurs, catcalls, verses, erasuresDawson asks readers, Just how far is it to nigger? Both grounded and transcendent, the book is reality and possibility. Dawsons work has always been raw; but, When Rap Spoke Straight to God is as blunt as the answer to that earlier question: Here. Sometimes abrasive and often abraded, Dawson doesnt flinch.</p><p>A mix of traditional forms where sonnets mash up with sestinas morphing to heroic couplets, When Rap Spoke Straight to God insists that while you may recognize parts of the poems world, you cant anticipate how it will evolve.</p><p>With a literal exodus of light in the books final moments, When Rap Spoke Straight to God is a lament for and a celebration of blackness. Its never depression; its defiancea persistent resistance. In this book, like Wu-Tang says, the marginalized aint nothing to f--- with.</p>...3152468When Rap Spoke Straight to God238309https://www.gandhi.com.mx/when-rap-spoke-straight-to-god-9781947793095/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3510441/cd9600dc-2244-4871-ad4e-23d77eae8805.jpg?v=638385476578730000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20189781947793095_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_<p>A book-length poem navigating belief, black lives, the tragedies of Trump, and the boundaries of being a woman.</p><p><em>When Rap Spoke Straight to God</em> is utterly transporting. In language both elevated and slangy, saucy and tender, Dawson lovingly weaves the reader around her finger. Jennifer Egan</p><p><em>When Rap Spoke Straight to God</em> isnt sacred or profane, but a chorus joined in a single soliloquy, demanding to be heard. Theres Wu-Tang and Mary Magdelene with a foot fetish, Lil Kim and a self-loving Lilith. Slurs, catcalls, verses, erasuresDawson asks readers, Just how far is it to nigger? Both grounded and transcendent, the book is reality and possibility. Dawsons work has always been raw; but, When Rap Spoke Straight to God is as blunt as the answer to that earlier question: Here. Sometimes abrasive and often abraded, Dawson doesnt flinch.</p><p>A mix of traditional forms where sonnets mash up with sestinas morphing to heroic couplets, When Rap Spoke Straight to God insists that while you may recognize parts of the poems world, you cant anticipate how it will evolve.</p><p>With a literal exodus of light in the books final moments, When Rap Spoke Straight to God is a lament for and a celebration of blackness. Its never depression; its defiancea persistent resistance. In this book, like Wu-Tang says, the marginalized aint nothing to f--- with.</p>(*_*)9781947793095_<p>A book-length poem navigating belief, black lives, the tragedies of Trump, and the boundaries of being a woman.</p><p>"<em>When Rap Spoke Straight to God</em> is utterly transporting. In language both elevated and slangy, saucy and tender, Dawson lovingly weaves the reader around her finger. Jennifer Egan</p><p><em>When Rap Spoke Straight to God</em> isnt sacred or profane, but a chorus joined in a single soliloquy, demanding to be heard. Theres Wu-Tang and Mary Magdelene with a foot fetish, Lil Kim and a self-loving Lilith. Slurs, catcalls, verses, erasuresDawson asks readers, Just how far is it to nigger? Both grounded and transcendent, the book is reality and possibility. Dawsons work has always been raw; but, When Rap Spoke Straight to God is as blunt as the answer to that earlier question: Here. Sometimes abrasive and often abraded, Dawson doesnt flinch.</p><p>A mix of traditional forms where sonnets mash up with sestinas morphing to heroic couplets, When Rap Spoke Straight to God insists that while you may recognize parts of the poems world, you cant anticipate how it will evolve.</p><p>With a literal exodus of light in the books final moments, When Rap Spoke Straight to God is a lament for and a celebration of blackness. Its never depression; its defiancea persistent resistance. In this book, like Wu-Tang says, the marginalized aint nothing to f--- with.</p>...9781947793095_Tin House Bookslibro_electonico_0d4ae5c5-1040-308d-910e-ed929fc0ef73_9781947793095;9781947793095_9781947793095Erica DawsonInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/wwnorton-epub-dcfd9aa8-fb81-423f-84ad-f1f5e927f4f4.epub2018-09-18T00:00:00+00:00Tin House Books