![]() ![]() "University" from The Black Flamingo | Dean Atta Live Performance. National School Library Standards.ĮpicReads. The rest of the poems incorporate dialogue and text messages and provocative titles like “Some Men Have Vaginas” or “Men Are Sandcastles” and a change in font whenever it's the alter ego Black Flamingo speaking.Īmerican Association of School Librarians. ![]() On one page, the words are shaped like an egg and on the next, a damaged egg is represented by words shaped like a broken egg. For example, the prologue is about flamingo eggs being taken away and replaced with dummy eggs. This story is so authentic and Atta’s reading makes it even more believable.Īs a book, the text is laid out so that he incorporates concrete poetry along with free verse. I can still hear and feel the energy of the room that he captures when he first performs as the Black Flamingo. The diction is so clear and descriptive that it leaves little room to the imagination. The sound quality of the recording is so professionally done and Dean, as narrator, sounds like a friend telling me a story. Poetry is spoken word and listening to this as an audiobook is such a treat, first because it’s read by the author, and second because the reading brings to life the beautiful language and the sometimes harrowing stories in this coming of age book. ![]() ![]() Critical Evaluation for Books and Non-Print Items: ![]()
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