Bibliograph

Pardon my heart, poems, Marcus Jackson

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Pardon my heart, poems, Marcus Jackson

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

Pardon my heart

Oclc number

1006535969

Responsibility statement

Marcus Jackson

Sub title

poems

Summary

Pardon My Heart is an exploration of love in the contemporary African American ethos. In this lyrically complex collection, the speakers and subjects--the adult descendants of the Great Migration--reckon with past experiences and revelatory, hard-earned ideas about race and class. With a compelling blend of narrative, musicality, and imagery, Jackson's poems span a multitude of scenes, landscapes, and sensations. Pardon My Heart examines intimacy, memory, grief, and festivity while seeking out new, reflective sectors within emotion and culture. By means of concise portraiture and sonic vibrancy, Jackson's poems ultimately express the urgency and pliability of the human soul

Table Of Contents

Pardon my heart -- Paradise skate -- Bass -- If only -- Even when spilling -- To the love gods -- When in love -- When out of love -- Convalescence -- Dominion of men -- Best men -- Baby boy in the back room -- Evasive me -- Lullaby -- Off camera -- Ashtray -- More tiny thing, 1985 -- Alternate take on autumn beginning -- Armor -- Sweetest day -- Crack cook -- Goodale Park -- Full-time driver -- Woman in secret -- Touch -- I don't do this much, but -- Again -- Same room some nights -- The former us -- Separation -- Travel plans -- The Crown Inn, Washington, D.C. -- Disregard -- First warm morning, Amsterdam Avenue -- Mollified -- Project courtyard -- Harshman painting -- Longing for before -- Pitiful prince -- Edenless us -- Staying in -- They'd rather go blind -- Daybreak -- Ring buying -- Connubial -- Homage to my wife's hips -- Her hair -- Suburban nocturne -- Solidarity -- Dark-eyed heir -- For tonight

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