|
by: Pamela Sneed
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780805054743
ISBN: 080505474X
Label: Owl Books
Manufacturer: Owl Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: April 15, 1998
Publisher: Owl Books
Sales Rank: 1264063
Studio: Owl Books
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
When daddy pushed me
and girlhood innocence
out my bedroom window
I picked up the shattered pieces of myself
and became a woman
Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom Than Slavery is lyrical and provocative, humorous and potent as it tackles both personal and contemporary issues of enslavement, sexuality, psychological trauma, and physical abuse. From beginning to end some of these poems chart the journey that is life and one woman's cycle of dependency as she recovers her lost identity. Thematically, it is bound by a writer's search for love and fight for freedom, drawing on the spirit and will of Harriet Tubman, the image of the bloated body of Emmett Till, the bombing of Philadelphia Move, and lesbian love. In the tradition of June Jordan and Sapphire, Pamela Sneed presents an in-your-face, powerful, and stirring debut.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Truthful Emotions for all
The poems allow you to journey into a soul rarely touched by contemporary poetry. Regardless of sexual preference, color, or religion-Ms. Sneed writes with truth. A truth that is uncomfortable and relentless, but needed.
Rating: - Redefining the "angry black lesbian" cliche
This is exactly what Nikki Giovanni is shooting for, and doesn't reach. Pamela takes her rage, fear, and helplessness and transfers it directly to the reader, and does so with a sense of beauty and language that rivals the best of the traditional poets. She brings the world of radical feminism to everyone's doorstep, while never losing the sense of her own irony and philosophical limitations. I hold this book in the same reverance that I hold my copy of Dickenson.
Rating: - I really love Sneed's work. It caresses the cord of culture.
Pamela Sneed is a true artist. Her poetry portrays the struggles of Black lesbians, lonliness,what it is to suffer abuse, and what it is to find oneself, love oneself, and continue on. I really enjoyed this collection of poems. I would also like to give it the highest recommendation possible. Her work touches the depth of a specific culture as well as the human condition. Not only that, it enthralls readers and brings experience to life. Again, I give this work the highest praise possible, ... Read More
Rating:  - MOVING
Very powerfully, moving work. No, I can't imagine Pamela Sneed being more afraid of freedom than slavery! Pamela shared a wealth of feeling and sharing. She took us there...to see, feel,etc. This sistah is finally free!
Rating: - POWERFUL!!
As an avid poetry lover, I didn't know what to expect. By accident, I came across this book. Pamela Sneed's poetry is raw and imaginable. I laughed, cried, meditated and felt empathy. There's certainly no more slavery for Pam. With the spirit of Harriet, among others, this sister is truly free...free to be herself. More power to you!!!
|
