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Beneath the skin of sorrow : improvisations on loss / Nnenna Freelon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Freelon, Nnenna, author.
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Freelon, Nnenna.
- Grief.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Prose poems.
- Personal narratives.
- Creative nonfiction.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 227 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "Beneath the Skin of Sorrow brings together stories, memoir, poetry, recipes, and lyrics as a way of meditating on loss. Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon lost her life partner, renowned architect Phil Freelon, and her sister in quick succession. She took to writing as a way of processing and understanding, looking for the possibilities that are found within grief. In sharing her practice and feelings, Freelon's hope is that this book will help others who are dealing with loss. Part love story, part homage to jazz, and part guide to creative practice within bereavement, Beneath the Skin of Sorrow models how turning to improvisation-how of thinking about grief and bereavement as a series of small, daily engagements with the world around you-can help make space for grief as a presence, not simply as something to be overcome or pushed aside"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Rubato
- First Movement
- Round Midnight
- 'Round Midnight
- Beginner's Madness
- Not Death
- Phil and Nnenna: A Beginning
- Notice
- Not Listening
- Phil
- Listening
- Skipping
- My Sister's Ashes
- My Dog Too?
- Sorrow Song
- These Bodies
- Dear God
- Grief at the Door
- Not My Leg
- Assorted Beginnings
- Respect
- New Recipe
- Second Movement
- Stolen Moments
- On Be Coming
- The Train
- Balm in Gilead
- "Balm in Gilead"
- The Wedding
- Silences
- The Moon and Me
- The Turtle
- Cricket
- Dwelling
- Container Garden
- Dry Toast
- Onions
- Dragonfly
- Breakfast with Billie
- Third Movement
- A Love Supreme
- Black Widow
- Widow Song
- Moon River
- The Light
- Love Cobbler
- Just You
- Absence
- Just Sweet Enough
- Oatmeal
- The Dishwasher
- Blue Skies
- Holding Stories
- These Stories We Hold
- Uprising
- Applause
- Loving-Kindness
- A Strange Place: New Song
- The Altar
- Other Woman
- Fourth Movement
- Time Traveler
- End of the Garden
- The Celebrant
- Honey
- The Book
- Beneath the Skin of Sorrow
- Loving-Kindness Tea
- The First Page
- Spirit Pencil
- A Dream Letter from Phil
- Zip It
- Ode to Zipper
- Cufflinks
- The Bag
- Reoccurring Dream
- Your Ashes
- Happy New Year
- After Time
- Remember You
- Ask the Old Woman
- You'll Know
- Gratitude
- Cadenza.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Freelon, Nnenna. Beneath the skin of sorrow.
- ISBN:
- 9781478061342
- 1478061340
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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