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Crafting her poems to honor the art of quiltmaking, Grady reflects on a "metaphorical patchwork of circumstances encountered by enslaved people in America." Each poem recalls a quilt square by using ten lines of ten syllables each; each incorporates references to music and to sewing as well as "a biblical or spiritual reference." Grady's intricate plan enriches rather than constrains these fourteen examples of joys, sorrows, and achievements, each keyed to such traditional quilt patt...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Grady crafts her fourteen poems to honor the art of quiltmaking. Pieces recall quilt squares by using ten lines of ten syllables each. Wo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More