| Description |
x, 75 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
""I've decided I can't trust anyone who uses darkness as a metaphor for what they fear," poet Brionne Janae writes in this stunning new collection, in which the speaker navigates past and present traumas and interrogates familial and artistic lineages, queer relationships, positions of power, and community. Because You Were Mine is an intimate look at love, loneliness, and what it costs to survive abuse at the hands of those meant to be "protectors." In raw, confessional, image-heavy poems, Janae explores the aftershocks of the dangerous entanglement of love and possession in parent-child relationships. Through this difficult but necessary examination, the collection speaks on behalf of children who were left or harmed as a result of the failures of their parents, their states, and their gods"-- Amazon. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Poetry.
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African American sexual minorities -- Poetry.
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Parent and child -- Poetry.
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Child abuse -- Poetry.
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African American sexual minorities. (OCoLC)fst01938544
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African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
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Child abuse. (OCoLC)fst00854223
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Parent and child. (OCoLC)fst01053308
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African American queer people.
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African American LGBTQ+ people.
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| Genre/Form |
Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
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Queer poetry.
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LGBTQ+ poetry.
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Poetry.
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| ISBN |
9781642599497 hardcover |
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1642599492 hardcover |
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9781642599121 paperback |
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1642599123 paperback |
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9781642599367 electronic book |
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