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A review by rtwilliams16
Dark Testament: And Other Poems by Pauli Murray
4.0
"Hope is a song in a weary throat." -Pauli Murray
I first became aware of Pauli Murray last year after I read her biography [b:Jane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray|31927918|Jane Crow The Life of Pauli Murray|Rosalind Rosenberg|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1493771424s/31927918.jpg|52581508] by Rosalind Rosenberg. "Dark Testament" was mentioned in the book. I put off reading this collection of poems because I'm not big into poetry unless its Shel Silverstein. I changed my mind when I read an excerpt of one of her poems "Mr. Roosevelt Regrets" in Jill Lepore's book [b:These Truths: A History of the United States|38212158|These Truths A History of the United States|Jill Lepore|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1520028664s/38212158.jpg|59883979].
Dark Testament is really good, it's full of socially conscious poems. My favorite poems from the collection are "Dark Testament", "The Passing of F.D.R.", "The Newer Cry", "Prophecy", and "Dinner for Three".
I first became aware of Pauli Murray last year after I read her biography [b:Jane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray|31927918|Jane Crow The Life of Pauli Murray|Rosalind Rosenberg|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1493771424s/31927918.jpg|52581508] by Rosalind Rosenberg. "Dark Testament" was mentioned in the book. I put off reading this collection of poems because I'm not big into poetry unless its Shel Silverstein. I changed my mind when I read an excerpt of one of her poems "Mr. Roosevelt Regrets" in Jill Lepore's book [b:These Truths: A History of the United States|38212158|These Truths A History of the United States|Jill Lepore|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1520028664s/38212158.jpg|59883979].
Dark Testament is really good, it's full of socially conscious poems. My favorite poems from the collection are "Dark Testament", "The Passing of F.D.R.", "The Newer Cry", "Prophecy", and "Dinner for Three".