Blue Fasa

Blue Fasa

A stellar new collection of poems by â€œthe Balanchine of the architecture danceâ€ (The New York Times), and winner of the National Book Award in poetry.
Nathaniel Mackeyâ€™s sixth collection of poems, Blue Fasa, carries forward what the New Yorker has described as the â€œmythological conceptionâ€ and â€œdescriptive daringâ€ of his two intertwined serial poems. A long song that's one and more than one, this collection takes its title from two related black musical traditions, a West African griot epic as told by the Fasa, a clan in ancient Ghana, and trumpeter Kenny Dorhamâ€™s hard bop classic â€œBlue Bossa,â€ influenced by the emergence of Brazilian bossa nova. The book opens with the catch of the heart and the call of romance, as it follows a band of travelers, refugees from history, on their incessant migrations through time, place, and polity toward a truer sense of being and belonging.
Country USA
Brand New Directions
Manufacturer New Directions
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2015-05-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780811224451

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