| Description |
65 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Pardon my heart -- Paradise skate -- Bass -- If only -- Even when spilling -- To the love gods -- When in love -- When out of love -- Convalescence -- Dominion of men -- Best men -- Baby boy in the back room -- Evasive me -- Lullaby -- Off camera -- Ashtray -- One more tiny thing, 1985 -- Alternate take on autumn beginning -- Armor -- Sweetest day -- Crack cook -- Goodale Park -- Full-time driver -- Woman in secret -- One touch -- I don't do this much, but -- Again -- Same room some nights -- The former us -- Separation -- Travel plans -- The Crown Inn, Washington, D.C. -- Disregard -- First warm morning, Amsterdam Avenue -- Mollified -- Project courtyard -- Harshman painting -- Longing for before -- Pitiful prince -- Edenless us -- Staying in -- They'd rather go blind -- Daybreak -- Ring buying -- Connubial -- Homage to my wife's hips -- Her hair -- Suburban nocturne -- Solidarity -- Dark-eyed heir -- For tonight. |
| Summary |
Pardon my heart is a lyrically complex exploration of love in the contemporary African American ethos. |
| Subject(S) |
African Americans -- Social life and customs -- Poetry.
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Love poetry.
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Poetry.
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| ISBN |
9780810136915 (paperback) |
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0810136910 (paperback) |
| ISBN/ISSN/Media No. |
40028084287 |
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