Counting Descent - Clint Smith torrent

Category: Adults, Poetry, Political
Language: English
Keywords: African American Anti-racist Memoir Nonfiction Poetry Politics Race School Social Justice

Written by Clint Smith
Read by Clint Smith
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Clint Smith’s debut poetry collection, Counting Descent, is a coming of age story that seeks to complicate our conception of lineage and tradition. Smith explores the cognitive dissonance that results from belonging to a community that unapologetically celebrates black humanity while living in a world that often renders blackness a caricature of fear. His poems move fluidly across personal and political histories, all the while reflecting on the social construction of our lived experiences. Smith brings the listener on a powerful journey forcing us to reflect on all that we learn growing up, and all that we seek to unlearn moving forward.

Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
Release date: 10-24-19