Book · 2014 · Race relations
Citizen
An American Lyric
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I'd say one of the people who was groundbreaking in bringing it to the Forefront of poetry was Claudia rank Keen her book citizen that um did so super well it was it was a New York Times besteller.
The best things said about it
Claudia Rankine talks about this really well in her book an American lyric where and there's a refrain in the book what did he just say.
Why people recommend it
Citizen by Claudia Rankine is a powerful book of poetry and prose exploring modern racism that became a New York Times bestseller. On The Book Review podcast titled Amy Schumer on 'Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo' in 2024, Greg Cowles discussed the volume while talking about political and activist poetry, noting that Rankine was groundbreaking in bringing this style of writing to the forefront and that the book performed remarkably well commercially. Later, on The Jordan Harbinger Show episode 225 titled Care Personally, Challenge Directly with Radical Candor in 2019, Kim Scott brought up Rankine's work during a conversation about managing difficult interpersonal moments. Scott referenced the text while discussing how to properly confront offensive remarks and utilize the right frameworks, pointing specifically to a well-known refrain within the book asking what someone had just said. Across multiple platforms, speakers highlighted how the publication brilliantly captures microaggressions and everyday social friction, cementing its place as a vital contemporary artistic achievement.
Every mention
Greg Cowles I'd say one of the people who was groundbreaking in bringing it to the Forefront of poetry was Claudia rank… 1
“I'd say one of the people who was groundbreaking in bringing it to the Forefront of poetry was Claudia rank Keen her book citizen that um did so super well it was it was a New York Times besteller”
Kim Scott Claudia Rankine talks about this really well in her book an American lyric where and there's a refrain in t… 1
“Claudia Rankine talks about this really well in her book an American lyric where and there's a refrain in the book what did he just say”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“so you're reading two non-poetry books by Poets because you're Claudia Rankin sort of is a poetry book in the same way that citizen is poetry and Essay and art it it kind of brings everything together because that that is her mode as a poet”
“she is the author of most recently citizen a collection of poetry and also the author of a forthcoming collection of essays just us”