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Quite Happy: Poems,Used
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Poems. To be black and happy in America is a fundamental paradox and a constant struggle. I am charged with loving this country unconditionally, even when I feel it doesnt love me. Originally, these poems were titled Quite Happy: Poems on Black Life. Although accurate, that title did not capture what I hope is the universality of the sentiments contained in the chapbook. For example, I think many women, regardless of color/race/identity, struggle with a perceived perpetual availability. Likewise, I think many Southerners understand that sweet tea is not a vice, but a summertime staple. So, while these poems reflect my thoughts on my black life which is distinctly, although not tragically black I hope they connect with all readers. Marshall McLuhan is quoted as saying publication is a selfinvasion of privacy. He also said that the future of the book is the blurb. Quite Happy is both. The poems contained here are abbreviated versions of secret and difficult conversations. Truth is often painful. Yet, I choose to keep grasping for itto make sense of the utter senseless. And, frankly, when I am justifiably angry at the historical maltreatment and the current disregard of blackness I harbor those thoughts long enough to taste and spit them out. Regardless of the situation, my natural tendency is toward happinessto find, as Black Star rapped, beauty in the hideous.
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