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"Monica Hand's me and Nina is a beautiful book by a soul survivor. In these poems she sings deep songs of violated intimacy and the hard work of repair. The poems are unsentimental, blood-red, and positively true, note for note, like the singing of Nina Simone herself. Hand has written a moving, deeply satisfying, and unforgettable book."—Elizabeth AlexanderIn an intimate conversation with the "High Priestess of Soul," Monica A. Hand surveys the places and moods of alienation through poems that are as musical and stylistically diverse as Nina Simone's work. Hand readily embraces a "mass hypnosis" style, putting "a spell on [us]" with her intensely passionate cries and commitment to embracing both tragedy and exuberance in these insightful poems.From "Dear Nina":I am not recessiondepressionoppressioncompressioncrooked linebroken linepolka dotparking lotor spotI am a Gift from GodI know thatI am anun-keptsolo songMonica A. Hand is a poet and book artist currently living in Harlem, New York. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Aunt Chloe, Black Renaissance Noire, The Sow's Ear, Drunken Boat, Beyond the Frontier, African-American Poetry for the 21st Century, Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem's First Decade, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in poetry and poetry in translation from Drew University and is a founding member of Poets for Ayiti.
Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Alice James Books (February 14, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1882295900
ISBN-13: 978-1882295906
Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 0.6 x 7.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #628,074 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #254 in Books > Literature & Fiction > African American > Poetry #484 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Women Authors #1942 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Themes & Styles
This book not only engages with Nina Simone; it also uses her character and values as prompting for Monica Hand's own very unique voice. Hand shows us the best kind of mentor relationship: one in which you don't merely emulate the mentor, but rather grow into a fellowship with them. It's an inspired and inspiring collection of poems!
This is great poetry, very introspective. I enjoyed reading every last poem. I'm a new fan.
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