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“A Conflicted, Imperfect Love.” Jesmyn Ward on William Faulkner’s
As I Lay Dying
“I realized he was kin in telling this complicated, complex story that is Mississippi.”
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Jesmyn Ward
| March 10, 2025
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“When I discovered Butler’s work, I discovered myself.”
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Jesmyn Ward
| December 7, 2022
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for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
“I am so thankful to Ntozake Shange for seeing us, reflecting us.”
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Jesmyn Ward
| April 20, 2022
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A New Generation of Black Writers Following in the Footsteps of James Baldwin
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