#ReadInterfaith ✨ Day 1
Today’s theme is “Poetry”✨
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Here is your #blackjewishbookchallenge pick continued (see my previous post for an excerpt from this title):
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📚 Yarmulkes & Fitted Caps
by Aaron Samuels
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📚 Bookish Thoughts 💭
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Multifaceted • Comfort Zone Shake-Up
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Synopsis (via publisher): “Aaron Samuels, raised in Providence, Rhode Island by a Jewish mother and a Black father, is a Cave Canem Fellow and a nationally acclaimed performer. In this ground-breaking collection of poems, Samuels examines the beauty and contradictions of his own mixed identity with gut-wrenching narratives, humor, and passionate verve.”
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❤️ This book really explores masculinity, Blackness, Jewishness, relationships, and family in a multitude of different poetic formats. Each poem was an exploration in personhood. It was very personal and felt much like reading someone’s diary, if not, raw autobiography.
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This book contains a glossary to decipher Hebrew/ Yiddish terminology and concepts unique to both Jewish and Black culture for the author’s hometown. Additionally the appendix includes references, workshop inspirations and discussion prompts. At 113 pages, this was a very quick read!
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I was especially intrigued by one particular poem incorporating Hebrew Alef-Bet, transliteration, translations, and their parallels to patterns in real world events. That one was especially genius in its creative exploration.
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Lastly, the incorporation of Blackness and Jewishness such as in the piece entitled, “Letter from Octavia Butler to Rabbi Moses Maimonides” spoke to my Black & Jewish heart!
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💔 Many of the poems were difficult or heart breaking to read. Trigger Warning! From suicide to racism and not limited to anti-semitism, please tread lightly as many of these poems are heavy.
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✨ Recommendations: Everyone #readoutsideyourbubble
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❔What was your last great poetry book?
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💋 xoxo,
Kat
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P.S. Follow the hashtag #readinterfaith !
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Also scheduled to post today for the #blackmuslimbookchallenge :
@theroadlessread
@s.musey
@engineeringbookisha
@Hawa.Reads
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Like, Comment, Share to continue to #AmplifyBlackvoices & #AmplifyMelanatedVoices 👍🏾 Sincerely, #BlackGirlReadi
Today’s theme is “Poetry”✨
⠀
Here is your #blackjewishbookchallenge pick continued (see my previous post for an excerpt from this title):
⠀
📚 Yarmulkes & Fitted Caps
by Aaron Samuels
⠀
⠀
📚 Bookish Thoughts 💭
⠀
Multifaceted • Comfort Zone Shake-Up
⠀
Synopsis (via publisher): “Aaron Samuels, raised in Providence, Rhode Island by a Jewish mother and a Black father, is a Cave Canem Fellow and a nationally acclaimed performer. In this ground-breaking collection of poems, Samuels examines the beauty and contradictions of his own mixed identity with gut-wrenching narratives, humor, and passionate verve.”
⠀
⠀
❤️ This book really explores masculinity, Blackness, Jewishness, relationships, and family in a multitude of different poetic formats. Each poem was an exploration in personhood. It was very personal and felt much like reading someone’s diary, if not, raw autobiography.
⠀
This book contains a glossary to decipher Hebrew/ Yiddish terminology and concepts unique to both Jewish and Black culture for the author’s hometown. Additionally the appendix includes references, workshop inspirations and discussion prompts. At 113 pages, this was a very quick read!
⠀
I was especially intrigued by one particular poem incorporating Hebrew Alef-Bet, transliteration, translations, and their parallels to patterns in real world events. That one was especially genius in its creative exploration.
⠀
Lastly, the incorporation of Blackness and Jewishness such as in the piece entitled, “Letter from Octavia Butler to Rabbi Moses Maimonides” spoke to my Black & Jewish heart!
⠀
💔 Many of the poems were difficult or heart breaking to read. Trigger Warning! From suicide to racism and not limited to anti-semitism, please tread lightly as many of these poems are heavy.
⠀
✨ Recommendations: Everyone #readoutsideyourbubble
⠀
❔What was your last great poetry book?
⠀
💋 xoxo,
Kat
⠀
⠀
P.S. Follow the hashtag #readinterfaith !
⠀
Also scheduled to post today for the #blackmuslimbookchallenge :
@theroadlessread
@s.musey
@engineeringbookisha
@Hawa.Reads
⠀
Like, Comment, Share to continue to #AmplifyBlackvoices & #AmplifyMelanatedVoices 👍🏾 Sincerely, #BlackGirlReadi
