How we do it : Black writers on craft, practice, and skill
Title:
How we do it : Black writers on craft, practice, and skill
Author:
Brown, Jericho, editor.
ISBN:
9780063278189
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
x, 341 pages ; 22 cm
General Note:
"Presented by the Hurston/Wright Foundation, a world of Black writers."
Contents:
Rhythm in writing / Daniel Omotosho Black -- Asking questions and excavating memory / Crystal Wilkinson -- When a character returns / Rion Amilcar Scott -- What do you want from me? / Jacqueline Woodson -- "Natives of my person" or blood is not enough / Curdella Fordes -- Sweet, bittersweet, and joyful memories. / Jewell Parker Rhodes -- How to write a memoir or take me to the river / Marita Golden -- Looking for a place called home / Ralph W. Eubanks -- On abiding metaphors and finding a calling / Natash D. Tretheway -- How they must have felt--imaginary Tulsa / Breena Clarke.
Abstract:
"More than 30 acclaimed writers--including diverse voices such as Nikki Giovanni, David Omotosho Black, Natasha Trethewey, Barry Jenkins, Jacqueline Woodson, Tayari Jones, and Angela Flournoy--reflect on their experience and expertise in this unique book on the craft of writing that focuses on the Black creative spirit"-- Provided by publisher.
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