Mouths of Rain
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Editor | Briona Simone Jones |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | African American lesbians |
Publisher | The New Press |
Publication date | 1 February 2021 |
Media type | Print (paperback) / Digital |
Pages | 400 |
ISBN | 9781620975763 |
OCLC | 1142887203 |
Website | https://thenewpress.com/books/mouths-of-rain |
Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought is a nonfiction debut anthology edited by Briona Simone Jones. It includes essays, poetry, and other writings by Black lesbian feminists such as Audre Lorde, Cheryl Clarke, and Bettina Love. The book was published by The New Press on February 1, 2021.[1]
Synopsis[]
Mouths of Rain is a compilation of writings spanning 1909 - 2019 from Black lesbian women and others who have had intimate relationships with other Black women.[2][1] It was intended as a companion to Words of Fire by Beverly Guy-Sheftall, and contains writings by: Alice Walker, Cheryl Clarke, Audre Lorde, Pauli Murray, Barbara Smith, and Bettina Love.[2][3]
The contents include essays, poetry, short fiction, and personal recollections.[4] The anthology is divided into five sections, each with a different broad focus: uses of the erotic; interlocking oppressions and identity politics; coming out and stepping into; the sacred; and radical futurities.[4] Topics covered include sexism, Afrofuturism, and white reviewers.[5]
The editor, Briona Simone Jones, is a Black lesbian feminist of African American and Jamaican descent.[2] She received her doctoral degree in English from Michigan State University in 2021.[4] Jones' stated goal was to "trace the trajectories of liberation, from self to community, through Black lesbian thought."[6]
Reception[]
Mouths of Rain received positive critical reception. Library Journal gave the anthology a starred review in which Ahliah Bratzler wrote "an essential component to any social science shelf, this is transformative, vital reading."[2] Charles Green of Lambda Literary praised the collection as a "timely anthology of writings that will certainly spark conversations, connections, and ideas, both within the community and beyond."[4] Publishers Weekly referred to it as "inspiring and prodigious."[1]
Publication[]
- Jones, Briona Simone (2021). Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought. New Press. ISBN 978-1-62097-576-3.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Nonfiction Book Review: Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought by Edited by Briona Simone Jones". PublishersWeekly.com. 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d Bratzler, Ahliah (2021-02-01). "Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought". Library Journal. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Strand, Karla (2021-02-05). "Most Anticipated Reads for the Rest of Us 2021 - Ms. Magazine". msmagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d Green, Charles (2021-05-20). "Mouths of Rain Showcases the Richness of Black Lesbian Intellectual Life". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Raskin, Jonah. "Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought". www.nyjournalofbooks.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Rutledge, Emerald (2021-04-19). "Black Lesbian Thought: An Interview with Briona Simone Jones". AAIHS. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
External links[]
- 2021 anthologies
- Black feminist books
- Literature by African-American women
- Lesbian feminist books
- LGBT African-American culture
- LGBT non-fiction books
- 2020s LGBT literature
- LGBT literature in the United States
- The New Press books