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Darlene Anita Scott
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University Press of Kentucky
Published
March 2022
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Darlene Anita Scott
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Paperback
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Published
March 2022
£18.00
Free UK Delivery
Available - Usually dispatched within 3 days
Marrow: Poems
Today's Price £18.00
"Grape is the sweetest betrayal. There is no removing the stain Of it say moms everywhere & Even if kids choose it last; They choose it, as loyal To its sugar as any...."When authorities converged on the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, known as Jonestown, in Guyana on November 18, 1978, more than 900 members were found dead, the result of murder-suicide. The massacre, led by leader James "Jim" Jones, was the largest mass loss of American lives before September 11, 2001. Yet this event is largely absent in American history. When the mass deaths are remembered, it is usually comically or instructively: "Don't drink the Kool-Aid," as the majority of those who died that day drank or were injected with grape flavored Flavor-Aid.
Much has been documented about this tragic day and how the congregants were killed, yet little is written about the individuals and their lived experiences. In this profound and provocative poetry collection, darlene anita scott foregrounds that which has been disremembered and honors the people who perished. She amplifies the voices of the children, teenagers, and adults whose hopes, dreams, and lives were just as hopeful and mundane as any others yet have been overlooked and overshadowed by the other focuses of history. The distinct, haunting, and unforgettable poems in Marrow cut to the bone while also acknowledging and giving tribute to those who died on that fateful day.
Author
Darlene Anita Scott
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Published
March 2022
Weight
137g
Dimensions
140 x 216 x 13 mm
ISBN
9780813183626
ISBN-10
0813183626
Eden Code
5578422
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Author/Creator: Darlene Anita Scott
ISBN: 9780813183626
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date: March 2022
Weight: 137g
Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 13 mm
Eden Code: 5578422