Dont call us dead - pb - Danez Smith

Image for Don't Call Us DeadClick to enlargeDon't Call Us Deadby Danez Smith (Author)Format:Paperback / softback 112 pagesPublisher:Vintage PublishingImprint:Chatto & WindusISBN:9781784742041Published:18 Jan 2018Classifications:Poetry by individual poetsReadership:General (US: Trade)Weight:170gDimensions:166 x 227 x 12 (mm)Pub. Country:United KingdomFor sale in: United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, Germany, France, (See full list)Description*WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2018**A Finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry 2017**A Financial Times and Telegraph Book of the Year 2018*'[Smith's] poems are enriched to the point of volatility, but they pay out, often, in sudden joy' The New Yorker Award-winning poet Danez Smith is a ground-breaking force, celebrated for deft lyrics, urgent subjects, and performative power. Don't Call Us Dead opens with a heartrending sequence that imagines an afterlife for black men shot by police, a place where suspicion, violence, and grief are forgotten and replaced with the safety, love and longevity they deserved here on earth. Smith turns then to desire, mortality - the dangers experienced in skin and body and blood - and an HIV-positive diagnosis.