Native Guard: Poems by Natasha Trethewey

Native Guard: Poems

Natasha Trethewey

64 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction history poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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Growing up in the Deep South, Natasha Trethewey was never told that in her hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi, black soldiers had played a pivotal role in the Civil War. Off the coast, on Ship Island, stood a fort that had once been a Union prison ...

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challenging 100%
informative 100%
reflective 100%
dark 50%
emotional 50%
hopeful 50%
inspiring 50%

Pace

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fast 50%

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