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Tag: Jaki Shelton Green

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White Dresses

August 26, 2024 pwsbuilder

Jaki Shelton Green

White Dresses by Jaki Shelton Green. Limited Edition. $40

This collectible work of Book Art is a 24 page accordion book printed on archival paper, produced by artists from 3 countries. It was published to coincide with …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: Chapbook, Full-Length Collection, Jaki Shelton Green
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I Want to Undie You

October 14, 2017 Jacar Press

Jaki Shelton Green

A ritual of grace and love for what remains in memory after great loss.

I Want To Undie You is Jaki Shelton Green’s unflinching cry of sorrow at the untimely death of her daughter Imani; and Jaki’s insistence, …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2017 Publications, Black Poets, Book Art, Book-Length Poem, Chapbook, Collectible, Jaki Shelton Green, Women Poets
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Feeding the Light

July 16, 2014 Jacar Press

Jaki Shelton Green

Also available on Kindle.

“Rooted in hypnagogic logic and deeply seated in the tradition of Jayne Cortez, Quincy Troupe and Ntozake Shange, Jaki Shelton Green’s verse narratives pay homage to the orphic ethos of the mythmaking South …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2014 Publications, Black Poets, Chapbook, Jaki Shelton Green, Women Poets
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