A review by ralovesbooks
Dark Testament: And Other Poems by Pauli Murray

5.0

Recently, I listened to Jane Crow, a biography of Pauli Murray written by Rosalind Rosenberg. The biography is detailed and intriguing, delving into Murray's legacy as an activist, lawyer, poet, and priest. She is a hero of the Civil Rights Movement, and she was friends with James Baldwin! Throughout the prose, the author excerpted Murray's poetry, which prompted me to look up this collection in my library catalog. I loved it. The verse is lyrical and powerful. I read the lines I quoted above while I was waiting for my first vaccine shot, and wow, it resonated. I highly recommend this collection to anyone who wants to celebrate National Poetry Month or read work by Black poets.