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Authorship -- Technique.
Authorship.
Authors, Black.
Authors, Black -- Interviews.
American essays -- Black authors.
American essays -- 21st century.
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Authorship -- Technique.
Authorship.
Authors, Black.
Authors, Black -- Interviews.
American essays -- Black authors.
American essays -- 21st century.
MARC Display
How
we
do
it :
Black
writers
on
craft
,
practice
, and
skill
/ edited by Jericho Brown ; presented by the Hurston/Wright Foundation.
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.
Call #:
808.0208996 H847
Subjects
Authorship -- Technique.
Authorship.
Authors,
Black
.
Authors,
Black
-- Interviews.
American essays --
Black
authors.
American essays -- 21st century.
ISBN:
9780063278189 (pbk)
9780063278196 (library ed.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
x, 341 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents:
Rhythm in writing / Daniel Omotosho
Black
-- Asking questions and excavating memory / Crystal Wilkinson -- When a character returns / Rion Amilcar Scott -- What
do
you want from me? / Jacqueline Woodson -- "Natives of my person" or blood is not enough / Curdella Fordes -- Sweet, bittersweet, and joyful memories. / Jewell Parker Rhodes --
How
to write a memoir or take me to the river / Marita Golden -- Looking for a place called home / Ralph W. Eubanks -- On abiding metaphors and finding a calling / Natash D. Tretheway --
How
they must have felt--imaginary Tulsa / Breena Clarke.
Summary:
"More than 30 acclaimed
writers
-- including diverse voices such as Nikki Giovanni, David Omotosho
Black
, Natasha Trethewey, Barry Jenkins, Jacqueline Woodson, Tayari Jones, and Angela Flournoy -- reflect on their experience and expertise in this unique book on the
craft
of writing that focuses on the
Black
creative spirit.
How
We
Do
It is an anthology curated by
Black
writers
for the creation and proliferation of
Black
thought. While a creator's ethnicity does not solely define them, it is inherently part of who they are and
how
they interpret the world. For centuries,
Black
creators have utilized oral and written storytelling traditions in crafting their art. But
how
does one begin the process of constructing a poem or story or character?
How
do
Black
writers
, when faced with questions of 'authenticity,' dive deep into the essence of their lives and work to find the inherent truth?
How
We
Do
It addresses these profound questions. Not a traditional '
how
to' writing handbook, it seeks to guide rather than dictate and to validate the complexity and range of styles -- and even
how
one thinks about
craft
itself. An outstanding list of contributors offer their insights on a range of important topics. Pulitzer Prize winner Jericho Brown explores the lives personified in poetry, while Pulitzer Prize winner Natasha Trethewey explores decolonizing enduring metaphors. National Book Award finalist Angela Flournoy illuminates the pain of grief in all forms and
how
it can be revealed in the act of creation, and iconoclast Nikki Giovanni offers an elegiac declaration on language. New and previously published essays and interviews provide encouragement, examples, and templates, and offer lessons on everything from poetic form and plotting a story to the lessons inherent in the act of writing, trial & error, and finding inspiration in the works of others, including those of Toni Morrison, Shakespeare, and Edward P. Jones. A handbook and a reference tool,
How
We
Do
It is a thoughtful and welcome tool that offers direction to help
Black
artists establish their own creative
practice
while celebrating and widening the scope of the
Black
writer's role in art, history, and culture."--Publisher.
Genre:
Interviews.
Essays.
Other authors:
Brown, Jericho.
Hurston/Wright Foundation.
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Adult Black Nonfiction
808.0208996 H847
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Adult Black Nonfiction
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