Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom Than Slavery
Fordham University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5315-0484-7 (ISBN)
An incendiary literary work more relevant now than ever.
"if anger were an ax/it would split me open/and if this is a sermon/let it be my granddaddy's sermon/my grandmother's foottapping/steady rocking/choir singing" —from "It Is Not a New Age"
First published in 1998, Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom than Slavery is the debut collection by acclaimed poet and performer Pamela Sneed. Provocative and potent, it tackles the political and personal issues of enslavement, sexuality, emotional trauma, and abuse. These poems chart the journey of an artist trying to escape cycles of dependency and reclaim lost self and identity. Drawing parallels to Harriet Tubman's journey on the Underground Railroad, Sneed's explorations of the woods are a metaphor and emotional path one must explore to attain self-ownership. Sneed's poems are bound by the search for love, freedom, and justice—from images of lesbian love to Emmet Till's bloated body, they offer a raging cry and a roadmap for those interested in transforming the personal into social justice and abolitionist practices.
Pamela Sneed is a New York City–based poet, performer, and visual artist. Her other books include KONG and Other Works, Sweet Dreams, and Funeral Diva, which won the 2021 Lambda Lesbian Poetry Award. She has published in The Paris Review, Frieze, Art Forum, and elsewhere.
Acknowledgements xi
Preface: Genesis xiii
Part One
Languages I've Never Learned 5
The Final Solution 6
The Silver Badge 8
Eyes on the Prize 13
Incest 15
Jealousy 16
Precious Crazy Girl Giggles 17
Why Did You Have to Be a Poet? 18
I haven't told you 20
Blues Suite 21
Elegy 22
Rapunzel 23
Underestimation of Power 24
Teaching 26
Stretch Marks and Cellulite 28
New York 31
When we broke up 32
Planet of the Apes 33
It is Not a New Age 35
Part Two
The Woods 39
History hasn't told the truth about revolutionaries 41
Monologue to God 42
Dear God, 44
The Artist 46
The Revolutionary 48
Helpful Hints for an Aspiring Martyr 52
Woman in Love 1 53
Woman in Love 2 55
Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom Than Slavery 57
Epilogue: Runaway 63
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.08.2023 |
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| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 141 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater |
| Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5315-0484-1 / 1531504841 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5315-0484-7 / 9781531504847 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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