| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
83 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Alpha Zulu -- The Mary Magdalene ceremony -- Anonymous -- Revelle -- Funeral -- Wahtuh -- Submarine patrol: Mid-watch entry 01 Jan -- The deep dive epistle of watch section 3 -- Ranter on the corner of Babylon and Manhattan -- Unmarked grave -- Still life with dome light -- Ratfishing -- Porno -- It's about the ponies -- Erzu-Lee enters Mustang Sally's Drag Bar -- My mother asks, will it kill me? -- Cicada -- The charm city tarot -- Serial -- Gatesville, Joe Sears' place -- Black poem -- The temperature at which blood flows -- Wake for James Kingsbury of Prince Hall Masons -- American rapture at 13 degrees -- From the pile of my regrets -- ... like a one-winged angel flying to the lord -- A correctional facility lesson on what integrity is -- Boneman -- Shaheed gives another reason why he loves Lisa -- Angels in the geek hour of morning -- All praise to the screwface -- The dismal swamp just a few miles north of home -- A woman wearing red -- Penitence at the all local calls fifty cents confessional -- November 11: Veterans Day at Rite Liquor Store & Bar -- Solace -- Revival -- Chicago noir. |
| Summary |
"'Alpha Zulu' is the fourth book from Gary Copeland Lilley, a native of North Carolina and artist of many types. His poems tackle the basics of the daily life many black Americans face each day"--Amazon.com review. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Poetry.
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African Americans. |
| Genre/Form |
Poetry.
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| Subject |
African Americans -- Social life and customs -- Poetry.
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African Americans -- Social life and customs. |
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African Americans -- Social conditions -- Poetry.
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African Americans -- Social conditions. |
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Storytelling -- Poetry.
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Storytelling. |
| Genre/Form |
American poetry -- African American authors.
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American poetry -- 21st century.
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Poetry.
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| ISBN |
9781931337380 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1931337381 |
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