Renaissance

By: Ruth Forman

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Paperback | 30 December 1998

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Renaissance, Ruth Forman's second collection, speaks of the timeless themes of family, death, love, and rebirth in the inimitable voice Booklist called 'sexy, bittersweet, funny, feisty, and real.' With poetry that conveys a defiant, enlivened spirit and has won her acclaim, Ruth Forman measures the losses and celebrates the future of a generation. 'Renaissance is the fulfillment of Forman's first book, We Are the Young Magicians. Hers is a commitment to the possibilities of life. Joy. Beauty (though terrible at times on this earth). What an impressive, rich song she sings.' -Sonia Sanchez 'Stunning and beautiful . . . incantatory language that heals; through references to writers of the Harlem Renaissance, the work builds a bridge for a new generation. These poems acknowledge some painful history, both personal and collective, but they lift us from that pain.' -Library Journal

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'Renaissance is the fulfillment of Forman's first book, We Are the Young Magicians. Hers is a commitment to the possibilities of life. Joy. Beauty (though terrible at times on this earth). What an impressive, rich song she sings.' -Sonia Sanchez

'Stunning and beautiful . . . incantatory language that heals; through references to writers of the Harlem Renaissance, the work builds a bridge for a new generation. These poems acknowledge some painful history, both personal and collective, but they lift us from that pain.' -Library Journal

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We Walk	p. 3
Abraham Got All the Stars n the Sand	p. 4
Five	p. 6
Ashley	p. 7
Jus Enough to Keep On	p. 8
Haiku	p. 9
Igotasonginmahead	p. 10
A Little Voice	p. 11
Aye Nay	p. 12
Who Got Ma Head While They Hand in Ma Pocket	p. 14
Graduate School	p. 16
Los Angeles	p. 18
Young Black Question	p. 20
Mother	p. 23
Daughter	p. 24
The Williams Side of the Family	p. 25
Old Man Samuel	p. 26
Sometime	p. 28
Sing to Me Evenin	p. 29
Aunt Thelma	p. 30
National Treasures	p. 31
Hand Me Your Palm	p. 33
Reunion	p. 34
Even If You Grab a Piece of Time	p. 36
A Fable	p. 37
Kin	p. 38
These the Times to Be Strong	p. 41
On This Day	p. 42
I Will Go	p. 44
Cancer	p. 45
Strength	p. 47
Why Did She Ask Me to Do This?	p. 48
Homecoming	p. 50
Risk	p. 52
Wedding	p. 53
Untitled 1	p. 54
Momma Died When My Wisdom Teeth Come In	p. 55
Lungs Don't Lie	p. 56
My Home Looks for Me	p. 57
Before I Leave My Doorstep to Mama's Grave	p. 58
New Country	p. 60
Come between My Knees Child	p. 61
Let It Heal	p. 63
To the Sea	p. 67
Haiku Lost	p. 68
Someone	p. 69
Don't Try to Kiss Me into Shape	p. 70
Eagle Woman	p. 72
Untitled 2	p. 74
I Could Let You Love Me	p. 75
Like to Wake Up To	p. 76
Sunday	p. 78
I Will Show You	p. 79
Give Me a Kiss	p. 80
Even If I Was Cleopatra Jones	p. 82
No Coast Guard	p. 84
Be There for Me	p. 85
What the Earth Said	p. 87
What the Sky Said	p. 90
What the Morning Said	p. 91
Venus's Quilt	p. 92
Friend	p. 97
When I Saw You Braiding Yourselves	p. 98
Church Y'all	p. 100
Untitled 3	p. 105
You Say My Words Not Mine	p. 106
Tracle Double Dutch on the Tongue	p. 107
Malawi Wind Son	p. 110
Caught in a Hallway of My People	p. 111
Healer	p. 114
The Journey	p. 116
Renaissance	p. 119
Special Thanks	p. 123
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