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Jawanza Phoenix
Goodreads Author
Born
in The United States
Member Since
December 2010
URL
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The Intersection of Beauty and Crime: Poems by Jawanza Phoenix
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2010
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I Need An Assignment: Poems by Jawanza Phoenix
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Party for the End of the World
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| This is an excellent collection of honest, well-constructed poems covering a variety of topics. They work well both on the page and when she performs them. | |
"Linden Hills is a dark and compelling critique of Black capitalism. Using the framework of Dante's "Inferno" the book descends from the poorer Wayne County to the affluent Black neighborhood of Linden Hills. The richest house is at the bottom of the "
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| Four and a half stars. I thought her debut collection was a little bit stronger, but in fairness they are quite different. Her first one was a little more political; this one is a little more spiritual and personal. Both books transcend the narrow co ...more | |
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| One and a half stars. This book is twice if not three times as long as it needed to be. It is the first novel I have ever read by Faulkner and it is likely to be the last. I only read it because I was curious to find out why he is sometimes called th ...more | |
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| As popular as this novel is, I never read it until recently as an adult in order to prepare myself for reading “James” by Percival Everett. I found Twain’s novel to be a difficult read, not because of his frequent inclusion of the N word but mainly b ...more | |
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| I want to give it five stars, but for reasons discussed below, I can only give it four. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” which I read just prior to reading “James,” is not a terrible book. It is interesting and at times slightly amusing. I think ...more | |
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| As popular as this novel is, I never read it until recently as an adult in order to prepare myself for reading “James” by Percival Everett. I found Twain’s novel to be a difficult read, not because of his frequent inclusion of the N word but mainly b ...more | |
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| I want to give it five stars, but for reasons discussed below, I can only give it four. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” which I read just prior to reading “James,” is not a terrible book. It is interesting and at times slightly amusing. I think ...more | |
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| This book is a coming of age story about a bisexual black man growing up in Harlem in the 1940’s who later becomes a famous actor. It is one of Baldwin’s lesser known novels. After reading it, I suspect why. A few passages are a little bit preachy an ...more | |
“1. I’m lonely so I do lonely things
2. Loving you was like going to war; I never came back the same.
3. You hate women, just like your father and his father, so it runs in your blood.
4. I was wandering the derelict car park of your heart looking for a ride home.
5. You’re a ghost town I’m too patriotic to leave.
6. I stay because you’re the beginning of the dream I want to remember.
7. I didn’t call him back because he likes his girls voiceless.
8. It’s not that he wants to be a liar; it’s just that he doesn’t know the truth.
9. I couldn’t love you, you were a small war.
10. We covered the smell of loss with jokes.
11. I didn’t want to fail at love like our parents.
12. You made the nomad in me build a house and stay.
13. I’m not a dog.
14. We were trying to prove our blood wrong.
15. I was still lonely so I did even lonelier things.
16. Yes, I’m insecure, but so was my mother and her mother.
17. No, he loves me he just makes me cry a lot.
18. He knows all of my secrets and still wants to kiss me.
19. You were too cruel to love for a long time.
20. It just didn’t work out.
21. My dad walked out one afternoon and never came back.
22. I can’t sleep because I can still taste him in my mouth.
23. I cut him out at the root, he was my favorite tree, rotting, threatening the foundations of my home.
24. The women in my family die waiting.
25. Because I didn’t want to die waiting for you.
26. I had to leave, I felt lonely when he held me.
27. You’re the song I rewind until I know all the words and I feel sick.
28. He sent me a text that said “I love you so bad.”
29. His heart wasn’t as beautiful as his smile
30. We emotionally manipulated one another until we thought it was love.
31. Forgive me, I was lonely so I chose you.
32. I’m a lover without a lover.
33. I’m lovely and lonely.
34. I belong deeply to myself .”
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2. Loving you was like going to war; I never came back the same.
3. You hate women, just like your father and his father, so it runs in your blood.
4. I was wandering the derelict car park of your heart looking for a ride home.
5. You’re a ghost town I’m too patriotic to leave.
6. I stay because you’re the beginning of the dream I want to remember.
7. I didn’t call him back because he likes his girls voiceless.
8. It’s not that he wants to be a liar; it’s just that he doesn’t know the truth.
9. I couldn’t love you, you were a small war.
10. We covered the smell of loss with jokes.
11. I didn’t want to fail at love like our parents.
12. You made the nomad in me build a house and stay.
13. I’m not a dog.
14. We were trying to prove our blood wrong.
15. I was still lonely so I did even lonelier things.
16. Yes, I’m insecure, but so was my mother and her mother.
17. No, he loves me he just makes me cry a lot.
18. He knows all of my secrets and still wants to kiss me.
19. You were too cruel to love for a long time.
20. It just didn’t work out.
21. My dad walked out one afternoon and never came back.
22. I can’t sleep because I can still taste him in my mouth.
23. I cut him out at the root, he was my favorite tree, rotting, threatening the foundations of my home.
24. The women in my family die waiting.
25. Because I didn’t want to die waiting for you.
26. I had to leave, I felt lonely when he held me.
27. You’re the song I rewind until I know all the words and I feel sick.
28. He sent me a text that said “I love you so bad.”
29. His heart wasn’t as beautiful as his smile
30. We emotionally manipulated one another until we thought it was love.
31. Forgive me, I was lonely so I chose you.
32. I’m a lover without a lover.
33. I’m lovely and lonely.
34. I belong deeply to myself .”
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“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
“You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your perception...you see what is, where most people see what they expect.”
― Nervous Conditions
― Nervous Conditions
“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Twilight of the Idols
― Twilight of the Idols
“Death is the easy part, the hard part is living and knowing you could be so much more then you’re willing to be.”
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