Claudia Rankine
Jamaican-American poet whose Citizen: An American Lyric is a landmark work blending prose, poetry, and photography to explore racial microaggressions. Her work has redefined what lyric poetry can do. She is one of the most important American literary voices of her generation.
Works
- CitizenLyric essay on anti-black racism, micro-aggressions, and citizenship
- Don't Let Me Be LonelyVideo screenplay about isolation, mortality, and American media
- The Racial ImaginaryAnthology examining race and representation in American visual culture
- Just UsConversational essays on race, identity, and shared vulnerability
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