From Roxane Gay to Michelle Obama to Ta-Nehisi Coates, these writers are making an impact. BlackHistoryMonth
is a great time to highlight the work of black authors in the U.S. , but of course, these literary works are worth honoring year round. This February, we’re taking a look at recent history and celebrating contemporary icons and rising stars in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and more.
'Sing, Unburied, Sing' by Jesmyn Ward"While the magical element is new in Ward’s fiction, her allusiveness, anchored in her interest in the politics of race, has been pointing in this direction all along. It takes a touch of the spiritual to speak across chasms of age, class, and color. ... The signal characteristic of Ward’s prose is its lyricism. 'I’m a failed poet,' she has said.
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