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What I Know...

What I Know...

What I Know...

Y.B. Taylor / Y.BTaylor

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AuthorHouse
Año de edición:
2009
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Poesía
ISBN:
9781438970073
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In What I Know ... Poems of Life, Y.B. Taylor provides readers ...insight to being black in America, the comprehensive 'charge' of being a woman, the challenge of facing the unknown, and a little something to talk about. ? From a Middle Passage journey across turbulent seas through apocalyptic times, from second class citizenship to a proclamation of 'Yes, We Can,' Y.B. Taylor’s What I Know ... Poems of Life reflects her interpretations of life as well as the gratification she gets from writing and commanding the English language. ? In What I Know ... Poems of Life, 'It’s a Colored Thang!' will bring a smile to readers who remember the 1950s and 1960s when Nadinola, Dixie Peach and Ed Sullivan were staples in black households. ? An individual of few spoken words, Y.B. Taylor’s What I Know ... Poems of Life exposes a depth and side of her persona that even those who ’think they know her’ will find enlightening, intriguing, and endearing.

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