In this moving, critical and fiercely intelligent collection of prose poems, Claudia Rankine examines the experience of race and racism in Western society through sharp vignettes of everyday discrimination and prejudice, and longer meditations on the violence - whether linguistic or physical - which has impacted the lives of Serena Williams, Zinedine Zidane, Mark Duggan and others.Ĭitizen weaves essays, images and poetry together to form a powerful testament to the individual and collective effects of racism in an ostensibly 'post-race' society. 'And you are not the guy and still you fit the description because there is only one guy who is always the guy fitting the description.' 'Everywhere were flashes, a siren sounding and a stretched-out roar. CITIZEN: AN AMERICAN LYRIC Written by Claudia Rankine, adapted for the stage by Stephen Sachs Directed by Shirley Jo Finney Produced by Simon Levy for The. WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR POETRY 2015

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR POETRY 2015 A provocative meditation on race, Claudia Rankines long-awaited follow up to her groundbreaking book Dont Let. WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2015 Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine.

Citizen a lyric