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Courtney LeBlanc's Reviews > Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers
Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers
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A collection of poems that tell the story of Medgar Evers, a Black man assassinated for his work in the civil rights movement.
from The N- Word: "Hearing that word launched / from the back of any throat // brings back the smell / of German shepherd breath // of fresh gasoline / and sulfur air // of fear—both ours and theirs."
from Listening to Music: "The right song slow dancing through the air / at the end of a long day full of kids // and no husband, could not only set the tone, / but put the sound of yesterday back in the air."
from Haiku for Emmett Till: "Fourteen is too soon / to visit Mississippi / to come home in a box"
from The N- Word: "Hearing that word launched / from the back of any throat // brings back the smell / of German shepherd breath // of fresh gasoline / and sulfur air // of fear—both ours and theirs."
from Listening to Music: "The right song slow dancing through the air / at the end of a long day full of kids // and no husband, could not only set the tone, / but put the sound of yesterday back in the air."
from Haiku for Emmett Till: "Fourteen is too soon / to visit Mississippi / to come home in a box"
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Started Reading
April, 2024
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Finished Reading
April 27, 2024
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April 27, 2024
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