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In the Language of My Captor

Shane McCrae

Finalist for the 2017 National Book Award for Poetry Acclaimed poet Shane McCrae's latest collection is a book about freedom told through stories of captivity. Historical persona poems and a prose memoir at the center of the book address the illusory freedom of both black and white Americans. In th...

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The poetry collection was listed among McCrae's 13 books, illustrating his prolific output.

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He is the author of 13 poetry collections, including Mule, Blood, and The Language of My Captor, and Sometimes I Never Suffered.

— Episode: A Memoir Of Kidnapping

Episode: A Memoir Of Kidnapping

The poetry collection was listed among McCrae's 13 books, illustrating his prolific output.

"

He is the author of 13 poetry collections, including Mule, Blood, and The Language of My Captor, and Sometimes I Never Suffered.

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