Small Lives: Poems

Small Lives: Poems - Paperback

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Small Lives: Poems

Small Lives: Poems - Paperback

by Gary Jackson
$18.95
Sale price  $18.95 Regular price 

Book Overview

Poetry, yes. Superheroes, yes. This is a graphic novel in verse. Gary Jackson's work is inspired by Afro-futurism.

small lives renders a graphic novel in verse form. Jackson creates his own metropolis, featuring original and remixed superheroes who are othered for more than just their skin and are subsequently and simultaneously celebrated, destroyed, and desired, illustrating what it means to reside in a country's brutal imagination.
ISBN9780826368423
Author Gary Jackson
PublisherUnm Press
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages128
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Gary Jackson

Gary Jackson is an associate professor of creative writing at the College of Charleston. He is also the author of Missing You, Metropolis, which was the winner of the 2009 Cave Canem Poetry Prize.

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