Another Throat: Twenty-First-Century Black US Persona Poetry and the Archive

by Ryan Sharp

The early twenty-first century has seen a sharp rise in Black US poets employing the mask of persona, often including and interrogating archival materials as they do so. While some have observed this rise and noted its connection to historical figures, Ryan Sharp explores it more deeply, as a project-based historical and poetic practice. Sharp examines its sustained use of historical persona and capacity for conjuring Black speakers as a countermeasure...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469680637
• ISBN13: 9781469680637
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"