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Intense and compelling\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Award-winning Poet, Writer, and Professor, Rashaun J. Allen returns with a gripping collection of poetry as he talks about racism in the twenty-first century America. Combining poetry and short prose, Allen\u2019s poetics captures the racially charged interactions and the systemic oppression the black people (and brown people) have to go through in today\u2019s American society. In \u201cBrevity of a Black Boy,\u201d it\u2019s the color of skin that determines a person\u2019s fate despite the circumstances. In \u201cProse to the Silent Conscious Man,\u201d Allen ponders about the unfair systematic incarceration of black and brown people compared to white people. \u201cSigns Your World Will End\u201d tells the protagonist\u2019s dream about a better future where racism doesn\u2019t exist, immigrants are welcomed, and education comes without the shackles of financial burden. \u201cHours\u201d is a short poem about solitary confinement, a barbaric practice in the American prison system and inspires both compassion and outrage. \u2018But if I was able to choke racism then stomp it out like a fly, wouldn\u2019t that break the internet?\u2019 Allen writes in \u201cRacism is a Thing\u201d as he contemplates the definition of the word \u2018racism\u2019. In \u201cInvisible Man,\u201d Allen urges readers to take a deep look at ourselves and our society as he talks about not-so-accidental killings of innocent black men. Powerful, rigorous, and revealing, this outstanding collection conveys the emotional intensity of individual experiences with utmost precision while drawing a sharp, insightful critique of racism in the twenty-first century America. This intelligibly written, spirited work deserves to be read by a wide readership.<\/p>\n Intense and compelling\u2026 Award-winning Poet, Writer, and Professor, Rashaun J. Allen returns with a gripping collection of poetry as he talks about racism in the twenty-first century America. Combining poetry and short prose, Allen\u2019s poetics captures the racially charged interactions and the systemic oppression the black people (and brown people) have to go through in today\u2019s American society. In \u201cBrevity of a Black Boy,\u201d it\u2019s the color of skin that determines a person\u2019s fate despite […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"An Editorial Book Review Website\n\nBook review: The Blues Cry For A Revolution by Rashaun J. 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by Rashaun J. Allen<\/h3>\n
Royal Blue Publishing<\/h4>\n
Buy now (on pre order) <\/a><\/h4>\n
Pub date January 21, 2020<\/h4>\n
ISBN 9780983009672<\/h4>\n
Price $14.99 (USD) Paperback, $9.99 eBook<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"