We alive, beloved / Frederick Joseph.
| Author/creator | Joseph, Frederick author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | [New Egypt, New Jersey] : Row House, [2024] |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | vii, 102 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Notes from therapy -- Making luxury out of flat soda -- Clay -- On days i am dying -- Him: tender -- As a boy, I watched westerns -- Rivers of time -- Session I: learning to speak -- The lasso way -- Cereal time machine -- Legacy born in ash -- Pillow talk -- For the good times -- I, sorry, mother -- A marriage story -- A Black man's smile -- I don't read reviews -- Your eyes don't see me -- 2012 nights -- On the annual day of fireworks -- The odyssey -- Forearm thunderstorms -- What I can offer -- We cry together -- Session II: you still try -- Because I am too immense -- Free trade -- Learning to be single from Dr. Manhattan -- Survivor's remorse -- My father's void -- We dance, because we alive -- C.R.E.A.M. -- Stumbling through self-care -- Passed over petals -- At the edge of eternity -- If you are not an ocean -- Session III: to eulogize a man -- The Sherman cabin -- Sonnet of the skin -- In another life -- 1520 Sedgewick Avenue -- What a difiference a day makes -- Session IV: Tina's cups -- In the slow hum of hindsight -- Guns don't weep for us -- Tears of a clown -- If my dog isn't God -- Breathing while your therapist is on vacation -- To silver strands -- An unhurried love -- Tyre and his skateboard -- We can't forget -- The weight of every bite -- I remembered what living is -- Flights to essence fest -- If there is a God who listens -- Our birthright -- The colors worth seeing. |
| Abstract | "We alive, beloved" celebrates the beauty of being Black, holding onto moments of joy, love, resilience, and inspiration in a fast-moving modern world. |
| Genre/form | poetry. |
| Genre/form | Poetry. |
| Genre/form | Poésie. |
| ISBN | 9781955905640 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1955905649 (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Featured Display - First Floor Reading Lounge | PS3610.O6684 W42 2024 | Featured Display - First Floor Reading Lounge | Want This? |