
Plantains and Our Becoming
by Melania Luisa Marte
Title:
Plantains and Our Becoming
Author:
Melania Luisa Marte
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
160 pages
Publisher:
Random House USA Inc
ISBN-13:
9780593471340
EAN:
9780593471340
Publication Date:
22/08/2023
Classifications:
Poetry
Weight (g):
274
Dimensions (mm):
132 x 203 x 13
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
PLANTAINS AND OUR BECOMING is an imaginative, blistering, beautifully written poetry collection about identity and history on the island of the Dominican Republic and Haiti to celebrate and center the Black Diasporic experience. Through the exploration of the themes of self-love, nationalism, displacement, generational traumas, and ancestral knowledge, this collection uproots Black stereotypes while creating a new joyous vision for Black identity and personhood, one that is deeply grounded in the heirlooms and teachings of Black celebration as well as preservation. The collection is structured in the following sections: Part I: Daughter of Diaspora, exploring immigration and identity within the U.S. Part II: A History of Plantains, exploring the aftermath of colonialism, displacement and gentrification for Afro-descendants.










