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Article: Straight Wobblings of My Father. (poetry reviews).(Brief Article)
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- Black Issues Book Review
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- January 1, 2002
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Straight Wobblings of My Father
by Fred Lee Hord
Third World Press, February 2001, $9.00
ISBN 0-883-78225-1
The most obvious influence in the Straight Wobblings of My Father is Africa and black nationalism, surprising indeed given the title of this collection. In "Avery," one of the poems in Straight Wobblings, the imprint of black nationalism is reflected in the language and lyricism.
Hord encourages the reader to contemplate the breadth and meaning of Africa and African people and their power in the modern world.
While Straight Wobblings is an overwhelmingly political construct, the poet carefully balances that heavy-handedness with the ...