AMERICAN GRAPHIC Brandon Shimoda

Brandon Shimoda

The term essay itself was coined by Michel de Montaigne in the 1500s — it comes from the French word essai

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This stunning debut collection by Violet Spurlock

and how much silence can we cope with—provided it even exists

AMERICAN GRAPHIC Brandon ShimodaPoetry Art Hybrid. Green Linden Press, 2024. Paperback, 100 pages. 7. 25x9. 25"x0. 33" From the press: Winner of the Wishing Jewel Prize for Poetic Innovation With candor and insight, American Graphic confronts personal and cultural pasts. Juxtaposing historical documentsrecipes from the first cookbook published by a Black woman in the States, reward posters for people fleeing enslavementwith intimate moments from the present, the book's magic is to