My name is Bordeaux and Nantes and Liverpool and New York and San Fransisco
not a corner of this world but carries my thumbprint and my heel mark on the backs of skyscrapers
and my dirt in the glitter of jewels!

An essential read if you enjoy poetry! There's not much new that can be said about this work. I think you'll find it a little hard to follow if you're not familiar with the context - I think the introduction to this was okay but I had to do some background reading to get a fuller understanding.

Thank you Penguin and Netgalley for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

This seemed to be something I'd really like and I appreciate the representation here, but I found the writing really hard to follow. I read another review in French that said the same, so I don't think it's the translation. Sadly, this didn't work for me, but I'm interested in learning more about the author

An invaluable entry into the canon, this book is perfect for any reader interested in the black struggle for independence and freedom. Perfectly preserved and presented in an easily-accessible form, I recommend this to anyone looking to expand their knowledge and appetite for otherwise marginalised perspectives.

There's little that can be said of this that wouldn't have been said already - simply a work of genius.