Chrome valley : poems
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New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2023].
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9781324092278, 1324092270
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Published
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2023].
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Book
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142 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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9781324092278, 1324092270

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"Boldly lyrical and fiercely honest, Mahogany L. Browne's Chrome Valley offers an intricate portrait of Black womanhood in America. "We praise their names / & the hands that write / Praise the mouth that speaks," she writes in tribute to those who came before her. Browne captures a quintessential girlhood through the pleasures and pangs of young love: the thrill of skating hip to hip at the roller rink, the heat of holding hands in the dark, and, sometimes, the sting of a palm across the cheek. Friendship, too, comes with its own complex yearnings: "you ain't had freedom / 'til you climb on bus 62 / & head to the closest mall / for a good seat at the girl fight." Reflections of Browne's mother, Redbone, bolster the collection with moments of unwavering strength: "give me my mother's bone structure / & her gap tooth slaughter / give me her spine-Redbone got a spine for the world." Other moments explore the inherent anxieties shared among Black mothers, rhythmically intoning names like the tolling of a church bell: "Because Kadiatou Diallo / Because Sybrina Fulton / Because Valeria Bell / Because Mamie Till." The characters in Chrome Valley grapple with the legacies of inherited trauma but also revel in the beauty of the undaunted self-determination passed down from Black woman to Black woman. Transcendent and grounded, funny and furious, Chrome Valley brings depth to a movement, solidifying Mahogany L. Browne as one of the most significant poetic voices of our time"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Browne, M. L. (2023). Chrome valley: poems (First edition.). Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Browne, Mahogany L.. 2023. Chrome Valley: Poems. Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Browne, Mahogany L.. Chrome Valley: Poems Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2023.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Browne, Mahogany L.. Chrome Valley: Poems First edition., Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2023.

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