I Can't Talk About the Trees Without the Blood by Tiana Clark

I Can't Talk About the Trees Without the Blood

Tiana Clark

112 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction feminism poetry race emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Winner of the 2017 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry PrizeFor poet Tiana Clark, trees will never be just trees. They will also and always be a row of gallows from which Black bodies once swung. This is an image that she cannot escape, but one that she h...

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Moods

emotional 94%
challenging 83%
reflective 66%
dark 55%
sad 33%
informative 16%
inspiring 16%
tense 16%
hopeful 11%

Pace

medium 80%
fast 13%
slow 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 90% | Character: 9%

Strong character development?

N/A: 90% | Yes: 10%

Loveable characters?

N/A: 70% | Yes: 30%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 60% | Yes: 40%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 80% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 10%

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