These hands I know

These hands I know

by Afaa M. Weaver

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"These Hands I Know offers readers an intimate view of the inner workings of black family life from the point of view of prose and poetry writers. This collection of seventeen essays includes portraits of fathers, mothers, nieces, brothers, grandparents, husbands, wives, and daughters - in short, the full spectrum of humanity in contemporary black families."--BOOK JACKET.

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    How do the different contributors in this collection challenge or expand traditional representations of Black fatherhood and motherhood in contemporary literature?

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    In what ways does the blending of poetry and prose in this collection affect your emotional engagement with the essays compared to traditional nonfiction?

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    How do the essays navigate the tension between historical struggles and the private, everyday joys of Black family life?

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