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To free the captives a plea for the American soul

"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet: a stunning meditation on ritual and collectiveness that explores how older forms of inquiry-from song to prayer to ways of public gathering-might help us all survive violent times and address America's shared history"--

Main Author: Smith, Tracy K. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Smith, Tracy K.
African American women authors > Biography.
African Americans > History.
African Americans > Social conditions.
United States > Race relations.
Summary: "From the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet: a stunning meditation on ritual and collectiveness that explores how older forms of inquiry-from song to prayer to ways of public gathering-might help us all survive violent times and address America's shared history"--
Item Description: "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso.
Physical Description: 265 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
ISBN: 9780593534762
059353476X
Author Notes: TRACY K. SMITH is a librettist, a translator, and the author of five acclaimed poetry collections, including Life on Mars, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Her memoir, Ordinary Light, was a finalist for the National Book Award. From 2017 to 2019, she served as the twenty-second Poet Laureate of the United States. She lives in Massachusetts.

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