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laurannolivia's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
saritagonzalez's review
5.0
This book although written in 2004 is relevant today! Elizabeth's prose and poetry gift is evident throughout this book. She cites actual life events including my favorite the "Can You Be BLACK and Look at This?" which is eerily similar to the George Floyd murder. I was blown away. Using poets, art, films to illustrate the range and power of the African American culture. I love everything Elizabeth pens. Please add this to your necessary and important book for your personal library.
veeteegee's review
4.0
This book reminded me of all my favorite parts of being in academic settings. In The Black Interior, Elizabeth Alexander thoroughly examines several forms of Black art over the years and her deliberate analysis of each left me wanting to go back and read more on them when I finished. From Gwendolyn Brooks to Jet Magazine and Langston Hughes to Denzel Washington, she takes care to look at why each work, figure, or combination of the two is fascinating in its own right. I enjoyed some of the essays more than others (as is to be expected), but I finished each grateful to experience Alexander's thoughts on the subject at hand.
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