03122oam 22005174a 450 991095373800332120240505205406.097899567645259956764523(CKB)3710000001087575(MiAaPQ)EBC4816134(OCoLC)975236240(MdBmJHUP)muse58616(PPN)20170272X(FR-PaCSA)88838748(Perlego)541552(FRCYB88838748)88838748(EXLCZ)99371000000108757520170309d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierIn The Color Of My Skin: PoemsEmmanuel Fru Doh1st ed.Baltimore, Maryland :Project Muse,2017Baltimore, Md. :Project MUSE, 2017©20171 online resource (85 pages)Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.9789956764754 9956764752 Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- LAMENT OF A BUSH-FALLER -- DREAMLAND -- AFRICA SPEAKS -- I KNOW THAT RIVER -- IN THE COLOR OF MY SKIN -- FREEDOM -- THE PORTRAIT OF FREEDOM -- CHANCES -- THIS BURDEN -- A JOURNAL IN TIME -- FAILING VALUES -- THIS CIVILIZATION -- "THE FIRST WORLD" -- APPEARANCES -- LAZARUS -- LIKE BLACK FOLKS DO -- AMIDST THE CIVILIZED -- RAIDS AND BRAIDS -- BE LIKE FIRE ANTS -- TAKING CHANCES AND TALKING FREEDOM -- FOR YOU MR. PRESIDENT (2015) -- SO MUCH ADO ABOUT FREEDOM -- THAT THING YOU DO -- BLOOD! -- THE BLACK BURDEN -- CONVERSATION WITH A COP FRIEND -- DEMOCRACY -- THIS CIVILIZATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES -- THE ECLIPSE -- YOU AND ME -- ILLUSIONS -- THE SHAME OF FREEDOM -- THE FARMER -- SOCIAL CARNIVORES -- WAITING TO BE SERVED -- THE AFTERMATH -- THOUGHTS OF THE WOURI BY THE MISSISSIPI -- THE MISSING LINK -- THE AFRICAN FAMILY IN THE DIASPORA -- A HUSBAND'S LAMENT IN THE DIASPORA -- WORDS TO A BLACK BOY -- ON JUDGING LIVES -- EVOLUTION -- AFRICA LOOKS BACK -- SETTING SAIL -- CHILDREN OF DIOSPYROS -- RIDDLES -- MANDELA'S MESSAGE -- Back cover.In this collection, Doh straddles the Atlantic with voices that doubt, question, and lament the black predicament; voices that evoke the wisdom of Africa's cultural values in a manner reminiscent of the continent's orality. Like the echoing of the talking drums in the forests and the savannahs, these voices acknowledge the challenges and vexing truths of the hour: the plight of a people that have been buffeted repeatedly by waves of invasion, deceit, and betrayals, yet against which onslaught they remain standing, frighteningly tall in dignity and integrity.POETRY / AfricanbisacshElectronic books. POETRY / African808.81Doh Emmanuel Fru1960-1112325MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910953738003321In The Color Of My Skin: Poems4339617UNINA