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Hands Washing Water
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Chris Abani
“Chris Abani’s poetry resonates with a devastating beauty which cuts through to the heart of human strength.”—Pride Hands Washing Water is Chris Abani's fourth poetry collection—a mischievous book of displacement, exile, ancestry, and subversive humor. The central section, “Buffalo Women,” is a Civil War correspondence between lovers that plays on our assumptions abou...more
Paperback, 90 pages
Published
October 1st 2006
by Copper Canyon Press
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Chris Abani makes the kind of poetry that I wish I could write. Abani's poems are not the wandering musings about nature and love; rather, he writes stories in poetic form, grounded and real, bloody and beautiful, about war and myth. I devoured the small book in one sitting.
These poems blew me away. I've long been a fan of Chris Abani, but this collection was full of heart-squeezing surprises and acerbic beauty.
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at times hard to get through, but powerful
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Beautiful images.
Fiery and evocative, this collection of poetry by Abani is a deep expression of humanity. Themes of war, post-colonial violence, and absence proliferate the text, as well as longer contemplations on the role of the soldier/warrior. Not the most lyrical poetry, but very emotive and engaging in a way that forces you to honestly consider the repercussion of violence on a global level...
Chris Abani did his reading today and it was a-mazingly powerful. Chris' poems are hard to read, difficult to think about, but necessarily wonderful too.
This book was hit or miss for me. Some poems fell kind of flat for me while others were simply beautiful. Worth it!
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Chris Abani is a masterful writer. I can open to any page and find something inspiring, moving, and beautiful.
Amazing poems - I had to put the book down for a day after I read Buffalo Women
i am loving this book. got a chance to meet the author. wonder full spirit.
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Christopher Abani (or Chris Abani) is a Nigerian author.
He was a political prisoner in Nigeria at various times during 1985 and 1991. At times he was held in solitary confinement and he was held on death row for some time after being sentenced to death for treason.
He is a Professor at the University of California, Riverside and the recipient of the PEN USA Freedom-to-Write ...more
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He was a political prisoner in Nigeria at various times during 1985 and 1991. At times he was held in solitary confinement and he was held on death row for some time after being sentenced to death for treason.
He is a Professor at the University of California, Riverside and the recipient of the PEN USA Freedom-to-Write ...more
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