Fractures / Carlos Andrés Gómez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gómez, Carlos Andrés, 1981- author.

Series:

Wisconsin poetry series

Language:

English

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

89 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2020]

Summary:

In his landmark debut, Carlos AndrÉs GÓmez interrogates race, gender, sexuality, and violence to explore some of the most pressing issues of our time. These poems address the complexities and nuances of toxic masculinity, assimilation, homophobia, and the joy and anguish of trying to raise Black children in America. GÓmez casts an uncompromising eye toward both brutality and tenderness, going where we are most uncomfortable and lingering in moments of introspection that reveal fear, grief, or hatred. Birthed at a breaking point, these poems carve open silence, revealing fissures that welcome the light. Unflinching, poignant, and powerful, Fractures is both a gut punch and a balm.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I. Poem About Death Ending With Reincarnation

Murambi

Underground

Black Hair

Interracial in Flatbush, Brooklyn

Native Tongue

Cool

Changing My Name

Pronounced

II. Last Sundays At Boodeggers

Kigali Memorial

Elegy for the Longest Year

When Two Words Fracture the Mirror

The Afternoon You Moved Out

C(h)ord

At the playground, on the bus, everywhere

Hand-Stitch

Edge of the Dance Floor

III. Abecedarian For The Pimp I Almost Took A Bullet For

After the cab driver asks me

-How you like Black pussy?

Eighteen Images around the Text Message to Your Mother

Thieves in the Temple

A Blessing for the Internet Troll

Revisionist

Inertia

When Our Black Son Arrives

What Happened

IV. Mein Kampf Has Better Reviews Than One Hundred Years Of Solitude

Before the Last Shot

Above the Speed Limit

Race was not a factor

There Were Two Unanswered Voice Mails from You

Father

Praise

Morning, Rikers Island.

ISBN:

9780299329945

0299329941

OCLC:

1143838553