Books like Necessary Kindling by Anjail Rashida Ahmad
Anjail Rashida Ahmad's book is a compelling account of African American women's heritage and pride in language and tradition. The poet's daughter reminds her of the power that language, especially naming, has to bind and heal. Through gripping narratives and indelible character portraits, Ahmad enfolds readers in the strong weave of a common humanity. Her brilliant and endlessly prolific generation of metaphor shows us that language can gather from any life experience―searing or joyful―'the necessary kindling that will light our way home.'
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Poetry/Contemporary Poetry
Authors: Anjail Rashida Ahmad
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