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Marrow - Poems (Hardcover)
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Marrow - Poems (Hardcover)
Series: University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
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"Grape is the sweetest betrayal. There is no removing the stain Of
it say moms everywhere & Even if kids choose it last; They
choose it, as loyal To its sugar as any." When authorities
converged on the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, known as
Jonestown, in Guyana on November 18, 1978, more than 900 members
were found dead, the result of murder-suicide. The massacre, led by
cult leader James "Jim" Jones, was the largest mass loss of
American lives before September 11, 2001. Yet this event is largely
absent in American history. When the mass suicides are remembered,
it is usually comically or instructively: "Don't drink the
Kool-Aid," as the majority of those who died that day drank or were
injected with grape flavored Flavor-Aid. Much has been documented
about this tragic day and how the congregants were killed, yet
little is written about the individuals and their lived
experiences. In this profound and provocative poetry collection,
darlene anita scott corrects that which has been disremembered and
honors the people who perished. She elevates and gives voice to the
children, teenagers, and adults whose hopes, dreams, and lives were
just as hopeful and mundane as any others yet have been overlooked
and overshadowed by the other focuses of history. The distinct,
haunting, and unforgettable poems in Marrow cut to the bone while
also acknowledging and giving tribute to those who died on that
fateful day.
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