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'Lot's Daughters' uses the black migration from the American south to the north as a motif to suggest a deeper journey of body and spirit. Many people look at our current challenges and problems, and can think of nothing but how to go back to 'the way we were'.
Chronicles the migration of African Americans from the echoing expanses of Mississippi to the hustle of Chicago life. Chicago-native Opal Moore's poems speak of long-ago ancestors whose presence resonates through time, life, and love. Noted for her graceful wordsmithing, Moore tells of the transgressions of transplantation with heart-wrenching honesty and skill.…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
'Lot's Daughters' uses the black migration from the American south to the north as a motif to suggest a deeper journey of body and spirit. Many people look at our current challenges and problems, and can think of nothing but how to go back to 'the way we were'.
Chronicles the migration of African Americans from the echoing expanses of Mississippi to the hustle of Chicago life. Chicago-native Opal Moore's poems speak of long-ago ancestors whose presence resonates through time, life, and love. Noted for her graceful wordsmithing, Moore tells of the transgressions of transplantation with heart-wrenching honesty and skill.
Autorenporträt
Opal Moore is an associate professor and chair of the department of English at Spelman College. Her fiction and poetry has appeared in numerous publications, including ""Callaloo Magazine,"" ""Connecticut Review,"" and ""Homeplaces: Stories of the South by Women Writers.""