{"product_id":"black-does-not-equal-inferior-tolu-a-akinyemi-9781913636067","title":"Black Does Not Equal Inferior","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack Inferior is a collection of poems divided into 2 parts. The first part is a collection of thematically linked poems exploring Blackness and the myriads of issues it attracts. The second part oscillates themes- talking about consent, a query of death, a celebration of love among others. In his usual stylistic, this collection deals with weighty matters like race and colourism with simple and clear language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Black Inferior, we see Tolu' Akinyemi reacting in response to the world, to issues that affect Black people. Here, we see a poet shedding off his burdens through his poems; hence, the beauty of this collection is in the issues it attempts to address. In this collection, Tolu' wears a coat of many colours - he is a preacher, a prophet, a doctor and a teacher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe see Tolu' the preacher in these lines: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I wish you can rise through the squalor of poverty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand voices that watercolour you as under-represented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wish you can emblaze your name in gold, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand swim against every wave of hate.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a collection of poems fit for the present narrative as any (Black) person who reads this collection should beam with confidence at the end. This is what the poet sets out to achieve with his oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tolu' a. Akinyemi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913636062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913636067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Roaring Lion Newcastle Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2020","brand":"Tolu' a. Akinyemi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46465572864255,"sku":"9781913636067","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6dadefa0-c257-40ba-af46-ebb25b3ef4a6.jpg?v=1736346646","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-does-not-equal-inferior-tolu-a-akinyemi-9781913636067","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}