How to Survive the Apocalypse: Poems

How to Survive the Apocalypse, the second collection from poet Jacqueline Allen Trimble, examines the many apocalypses that African Americans have weathered, advising that those who wish to avoid annihilation should "live by rage and joy and turpentine." Trimble reimagines the sonnet and the parable, producing poems of ironic indictment and joyous celebration. The book explores aspects of the Black experience in America, from Black woman pride, Nat Turner, kneeling, and the burning down of fast-food restaurants. Sometimes funny, sometimes biting, How to Survive the Apocalypse connects history to the contemporary and in the writing proves that the only balm for rage is creativity.

Author: Jacqueline Allen Trimble
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: NewSouth Books
Published: 08/15/2022
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.30w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9781588384669