Power in the Tongue

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ISBN-10:

1948800500

ISBN-13:

9781948800501

Author(s): Hunter, Caitlyn
Released: Jun 14, 2022
Publisher: Tolsun Books
Format: Paperback, 160 pages
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Description:

A debut hybrid-memoir from Caitlyn Hunter, an inaugural Emerging Black Artists in Residence at Chatham.

Digging into the history of ourselves, the stories we tell are just as important as the facts--who was there, who rose above, how they did it, if they did it. There isn't one long line connecting us to our ancestors; there is a constellation. Mixing history with folktales, Caitlyn Hunter's POWER IN THE TONGUE centers not Black pain, but Black perseverance spanning centuries. In this hybrid of memoir and fiction, Hunter holds a mirror up to herself and in her reflection shows us ancestors, hypothetical and real, as well as a present world of oscillating tensions. She creates an interior world infused with magic, tricksters, talking animals, chopped hair, red and blue flashing lights, Pittsburgh steel. There is power in the tongue and the things it can say.

"POWER IN THE TONGUE sings a song of survival. But Hunter's words challenge the act of surviving to do more. Her essays weave a familial tapestry of magic, trauma, defiance, and the cyclical rebirth of Black Women across generations. By breathing "truth into the fables" of her ancestors, she creates life from their stories, making sure their songs continue to be heard."-- Nicole Lourette, Editor

Nonfiction. Memoir. Hybrid.

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