Conversion

by Remica L. Bingham

Winner of the 2007 Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award. First collection by this author. Well-crafted poems on variety of subjects including family, war, the civil rights movement, love, fictional accounts of biblical characters, etc. "With this book Remica Bingham joins the list of poets we have hoped for. She sees with a brave eye and hears the music of all our languages. validating each. Her story is the human story; her sharing it an act of great generosity." (Lucille Clifton)

Genres: Poetry

83 pages, Paperback

First published January 2, 2007

About the author

Remica L. Bingham, a native of Phoenix Arizona, is an alumna of Old Dominion University, Bennington College, and is a Cave Canem fellow. Her first book, Conversion (Lotus Press, 2007), won the Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award and was shortlisted for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. She resides with her husband and children in Norfolk, VA, where she currently serves as the Director of Writing and Faculty Development at Old Dominion University.

Reviews

[Raymond · Rating 3 out of 5]

Favorite poems from this collection: "Mercy Killing", "Birth and Burden, Scotland Neck, North Carolina 1922", "The Third King Dreams of Assasination", and "Naomi Recounts Later Years with Ruth".