We Speak Your Names, Pearl Cleage with Zaron W. Burnett, Jr.
We Speak Your Names, Pearl Cleage with Zaron W. Burnett, Jr.
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We Speak Your Names

Author: Pearl Cleage with Zaron W. Burnett, Jr.

Narrator: Pearl Cleage

Unabridged: 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006

Categories: Fiction, Poetry


Synopsis

In the tradition of Maya Angelous Phenomenal Woman, bestselling author Pearl Cleage brings us an inspiring, celebratory poem for all women, destined to become a classic. Cleage considers the poem, which served as the centerpiece at Oprahs Legends Ball, as a continuation of an oral tradition that encompasses the entire history of the AfricanAmerican experience. The praise poem acknowledges the legacy of those who have gone before and a realization that we are part of something better, truer, deeper.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Litsplaining on June 25, 2014

The emotion I got from reading this poem is hard to put into words. I felt as if Cleage took my feelings I keep written across my heart and mind about my iconic black sheroes and placed them into this poem. I recommend that EVERYBODY read this poem.......more

Goodreads review by Hilmg on April 08, 2024

If this a spell, I’d encourage you to cast it Sisterhood in the service of truth Free Wise Strong Magical Incandescent......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on June 26, 2020

A moving long poem crafted to honor women who continue to inspire Pearl Cleage in her journey as a Black woman. Listening to the audiobook is highly recommended by me, as Cleage reads it herself, making it hard to find anything better.......more

Goodreads review by Lois on March 05, 2018

The audiobook is read by the author and relatively short. Well worth the listen.......more

Goodreads review by Caroline on June 30, 2023

Ok loved this!!! My brain is fried from all the romance books I read and I’m trying to delve into different genres and can honestly say poetry is really doing something for me! This was so beautiful and on top of it being a beautiful poem, Cleage throws a few antidotes in there making it feel super......more