
I Think I'm Ready to See Frank Ocean
Shayla Lawson
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Description
Each poem of I Think I'm Ready to See Frank Ocean riffs on a Frank Ocean song, paying homage to the man but also investigating oceans, The Ocean, and the similarity between heartbreak and break beats by blending Frank Ocean's musical catalog with personal narrative and social critique. I Think I'm Ready to See Frank Ocean builds upon historicized representations of Ocean's career in ekphrasis, carefully examining the intent of each composition as a metaphoric parallel to Black American legibility.
Product Details
Publisher | Saturnalia Books |
Publish Date | March 15, 2018 |
Pages | 96 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780989979788 |
Dimensions | 7.6 X 5.5 X 0.4 inches | 0.3 pounds |
About the Author
Shayla Lawson is the author of A Speed Education in Human Being (Sawyer House Press) and the chapbook PANTONE (Miel Books). She grew up in the bluegrass state and has always carried a fondness for oceans.
Reviews
"Arresting images heighten visceral emotions throughout this fine collection, as Lawson finds strength in vulnerability and, in Ocean, a model of successful transformation."-- "Publishers Weekly"
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