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She Tries Her Tongue, Her Silence Softly Breaks
Brilliant, lyrical, and passionate, this collection from the acclaimed poet M. NourbeSe Philip is an extended jazz riff running along the themes of language, racism, colonialism, and exile. In this groundbreaking collection, Philip defiantly challenges and resoundingly overthrows the silencing of black women through appropriation of language, offering no less than superb poetry resonant with beauty and strength.
M. NourbeSe Philip is a Trinidadian Canadian Poet, novelist, playwright, and short story writer.
Other publications from this author include:
- Zong! (2008)
- Coups and Calypsos (1999)
- Looking for Livingstone: An Odyssey of Silence (1991)
- Harriet's Daughter (1990)
- Discourse on the Logic of Language (1989)
- Salmon Courage (1983)
- Thorns (1980)