Fingernails Across the Chalkboard: Poetry and Prose on HIV / AIDS from the Black Diaspora by Becky Thompson, Randall Horton, M.L. Hunter (Paperback, 2007)
Featuring a wide assortment of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction, this powerful volume confronts the existence of the HIV/AIDS epidemic within the Black Diaspora. Defining a cultural dialogue that will be prevalent well into the 21st century, these writings celebrate life and the living by humanising the effects of HIV and giving powerful voices to the affected and afflicted. The writings, presented in four major sections, speak out about the hard-hitting truths that surround HIV; the forms of abuse, such as incest and rape, which cast HIV into the lives of girls and women; the issues of grief and loss; and the range of reactions, from acceptance to denial, activism, and the search for justice. The writers featured include Dennis Brutus, Tony Medina, Randi Triant, Truth Thomas, Duriel Harris, Frank X. Walker, Arisa White, Tara Betts, and Lamont B. Steptoe.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Third World Industries Press,U.S.
ISBN-13
9780883782743
eBay Product ID (ePID)
89326486
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fingernails Across the Chalkboard: Poetry and Prose on Hiv / Aids from the Black Diaspora
Author
Becky Thompson, Randall Horton, M.L. Hunter
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Social Sciences, Literary Theory, Healthcare System