My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter

By Aja Monet

Book Overview

I am 27 and have never killed a man
but I know the face of death as if heirloom
my country memorizes murder as lullaby
-from "For Fahd"

Textured with the sights and sounds of growing up in East New York in the nineties, to school on the South Side of Chicago, all the way to the olive groves of Palestine, My Mother Is a Freedom Fighter is Aja Monet's ode to mothers, daughters, and sisters, the tiny gods who fight to change the world. Complemented by striking cover art from Carrie Mae Weems, these stunning poems tackle racism, sexism, genocide, displacement, heartbreak, and grief, but also love, motherhood, spirituality, and Black joy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608467678
• ISBN13: 9781608467679
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful collection of poems!

I love the word play that Aja Monet uses in My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter. Each section consist of poems that bring out a variety of different emotions.. If you are a lover of meaningful words constructed together for a purpose, this is for you!