Joy is the Justice We Give Ourselves Black & African American Historical Fiction And how have these women

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Joy is the Justice We Give Ourselves Black & African American Historical Fiction And how have these womenFrom J. Drew Lanham, MacArthur "Genius" Grant recipient and author of Sparrow Envy: A Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts, comes a sensuous new collection in his signature mix of poetry and prose. In gorgeous and timely pieces, Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves is a lush journey into wildness and Black being. Lanham notices nature through seasonal shifts, societal unrest, and deeply personal reflection and traces a path from bitter history to