We are at Day 19. Reading a poem, story and essay is so hard to do every day, particuarly because I'm writing about them. Choosing a different author each time, I don't always get a sense of who they are or what their wider work is like, but it is a good introduction for me at least. As usual the following texts are quite dark. Poem: Sonia Sanchez - Love Song No. 3 (1995)Read here A really great narrative poem from a grandmother's perspective about her brazen grandaughter, written in African American vernacular english. here she cum openin the do. comin in wid him. searchin the room with them eyes that usta smile rivers, searchin for sumthin to pick up sumthin to put her 18 years into. Firstly, I love the way Sanchez's poems look on the page, and the way she formats them. There is always a lot of experimentation, yet they are very readable. I also love the way her poems are both darkly funny and devastating at the same time. Make sure to read this poem until the end. Read here Story:…
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