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- Title
Danez Smith's Bluff | The Brooklyn Rail.
- Abstract
Danez Smith's poetry collection, Bluff, reflects on the author's experiences as a Black American in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests. The collection explores themes of grief, home, guilt, and complicity in cyclical trauma. Smith grapples with the complexities of being both abused and the abuser, and questions what it means to be an American. Bluff is a challenging and uncomfortable read, but it ultimately serves as a call to action and a plea for a liberatory future.
- Subjects
POETRY collections; KILLINGS by police; AFRICAN Americans; CITIES &; towns; BLACK men
- Publication
Brooklyn Rail, 2024, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2157-2151
- Publication type
Article