Notes for Anaganorisis (TriQuarterly / Northwestern UP, 2018)
Book Epigraphs: James Baldwin quoted from his speech given at the University of California, Berkeley, January 15, 1979. Trugoy the Dove aka Dave ____Jolicoeur quoted from the lyrics of “Ego Trippin’ (Part Two)” off De La Soul’s album Buhloone Mindstate (Tommy Boy, 1993).
“Dark Humor” section epigraph: Richard Pryor quoted from the track “Bicentennial Nigger” off his comedy album of the same title (Warner Bros., ____1976).
“Daily Conscription”: James Baldwin quoted from the aforementioned speech given at the University of California, Berkeley.
“Looking East as a Man Repairs Lights on the South Street Pier”: Walt Whitman quoted from the poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry,” originally published ____in Leaves of Grass (ca. 1900).
“Death Toll”: Barack Obama quoted from his statement in response to the shootings at Umpqua Community College, October 1, 2015.
“Eastland”: Yasiin Bey quoted from the lyrics of “Grown Man Business” off his sophomore album The New Danger (Rawkus, 2004).
“La Petite Mort”: Fatimah Asghar quote taken from a tweet posted on her personal Twitter account on February 18, 2016.
“Dave Chappelle Confuses George Washington with Thomas Jefferson”: George Washington quoted from a letter written to Edward Rutledge, May 5, ____1789. Dave Chappelle quoted from his 2004 stand-up special For What It’s Worth (2004).
“In 2016, the African-American Poet Kyle Dargan Is Asked to Consider Writing More Like the African-American Poet Ross Gay”: Opening line taken from ____Ross Gay’s poem “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude,” from his collection of the same title (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2015).
“China Cycle” section epigraph: Reetika Vazirani quoted from the poem “Beijing,” in World Hotel (Copper Canyon Press, 2002).
“Dear Echo” section epigraph: francine j. harris quoted from episode two of the All Up in Your Ears podcast, May 2016.
“Generation Kindling”: André Benjamin quote taken from the lyrics of “Gasoline Dreams” off OutKast’s fourth studio album, Stankonia (LaFace, 2000).
“Dear Echo”: Mac Miller quoted from the lyrics of “Friends” off his 2014 mixtape Faces.
Notes for Honest Engine (U of Georgia P, 2015)
Opening: Epigraph taken from “Sooner or Later” on N.E.R.D’s album Seeing Sounds (Star Trak, 2008).
“Within the Break: An Author’s Note”: Epigraph taken from Fred Joiner’s poem “Song for Anacostia” published in Full Moon on K Street: Poems About ____Washington, D.C. (Plan B, 2009).
“China Syndrome or Slow Ride from Logan to the Heights”: The WMATA 54 bus line, running up Fourteenth Street, connects the Logan Circle and Columbia Heights neighborhoods in northwest Washington, D.C.
“O, Ghost”: Title comes from the closing of Terrance Hayes’ poem “Shakur” (audio / text) published in the collection Lighthead (Penguin, 2010).
“States May Sing Their Songs of Praise”: Title comes from the first line of the Mississippi state song.
“We / die soon”: Title comes from the closing of Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem “We Real Cool” published in The Bean Easters (Harpers, 1960).
“Beastheart”: Epigraph taken from “What About Me,” the lead track on Richie Haven’s album The Great Blind Degree (Stormy Forest, 1971).
“Dirge in April”: Epigraph taken from the song “Forget” on Lianne La Havas’ album Is Your Love Big Enough? (Warner Bros., 2012).
Conversations with Sleep: Epigraph taken from the character Rorschach as spoken in Watchmen (no. 2) written by Alan Moore and originally published ____by DC Comics, October 1986.
Mediocrity Principle: Epigraph taken from the character Dr. Manhattan as spoken in Watchmen (no. 4) written by Alan Moore and originally published ____by DC Comics, December 1986.
“Dear Religion”: Epigraph taken from Li-Young Lee’s poem “Always a Rose” published in the collection Rose (BOA Editions, 1986).
“Pale Blue Dot”: Epigraph taken from “We’re Far Enough from Heaven” on Deep Cotton’s 2013 fixtape Runaway Radio (Wondaland, 2013).
Opening: Epigraph taken from “Sooner or Later” on N.E.R.D’s album Seeing Sounds (Star Trak, 2008).
“Within the Break: An Author’s Note”: Epigraph taken from Fred Joiner’s poem “Song for Anacostia” published in Full Moon on K Street: Poems About ____Washington, D.C. (Plan B, 2009).
“China Syndrome or Slow Ride from Logan to the Heights”: The WMATA 54 bus line, running up Fourteenth Street, connects the Logan Circle and Columbia Heights neighborhoods in northwest Washington, D.C.
“O, Ghost”: Title comes from the closing of Terrance Hayes’ poem “Shakur” (audio / text) published in the collection Lighthead (Penguin, 2010).
“States May Sing Their Songs of Praise”: Title comes from the first line of the Mississippi state song.
“We / die soon”: Title comes from the closing of Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem “We Real Cool” published in The Bean Easters (Harpers, 1960).
“Beastheart”: Epigraph taken from “What About Me,” the lead track on Richie Haven’s album The Great Blind Degree (Stormy Forest, 1971).
“Dirge in April”: Epigraph taken from the song “Forget” on Lianne La Havas’ album Is Your Love Big Enough? (Warner Bros., 2012).
Conversations with Sleep: Epigraph taken from the character Rorschach as spoken in Watchmen (no. 2) written by Alan Moore and originally published ____by DC Comics, October 1986.
Mediocrity Principle: Epigraph taken from the character Dr. Manhattan as spoken in Watchmen (no. 4) written by Alan Moore and originally published ____by DC Comics, December 1986.
“Dear Religion”: Epigraph taken from Li-Young Lee’s poem “Always a Rose” published in the collection Rose (BOA Editions, 1986).
“Pale Blue Dot”: Epigraph taken from “We’re Far Enough from Heaven” on Deep Cotton’s 2013 fixtape Runaway Radio (Wondaland, 2013).
Notes for Logorrhea Dementia (U of Georgia P, 2010)
Book Epigraphs: Elaine Equi quoted from her poem “Second Thoughts” in the collection Ripple Effect. The character Butch (Bruce Willis) quoted from
____the film Pulp Fiction (1994) written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Frantz Fanon quoted from the essay “The Black Man and Language” from ____Black Skin, White Masks. Lupe Fiasco (Wasalu Muhammad Jaco) quoted from the song “Go Go Gadget Flow” on the album The Cool.
____“I‟ll See It When I Believe It”: The character Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) quoted from the film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) ____directed by Adam McKay.
“No Passengers”: Donald Barthelme quoted from the story “Among the Beanwoods,” published in the Vol. 1, No. 1 of the Hopkins Review.
“Sex with America”: Marvin Gaye quoted from the song “Ain‟t that Peculiar.”
“Sound Culture”: Saul Bellow as quoted by Bill Moyers during a speech to the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication ____Conference on August 9, 2007. Sidney Poitier quoted from appearance on Larry King Live, originally aired May 2nd, 2008.
“Men Dies Miserably for Lack”: John B. Bogart quote printed on the welcome theater of the new Newseum (Washington, D.C.).
“Gazelle Theory”: Quote from the Warner Brothers cartoon “Roughly Squeaking” (1946) written by Tedd Pierce and Michael Maltese, directed by ____Charles Jones.
“Public Verb Agreement”: Thomas Sayers Ellis quoted from the poem “Marcus Garvey Vitamins” in the collection The Maverick Room.
“Flight School”: Joi (Joi Gilliam) quoted from the song “Gravity” on the album Tennessee Slim Is the Bomb.
“Mugabe‟s Glasses”: Excerpt from the book Dinner with Mugabe by Heidi Holland.
“What the Rapture Will Be Like”: Brigit Pegeen Kelly quoted from a personal anecdote told during a reading at the Library of Congress on April 2nd, ____2009.
Book Epigraphs: Elaine Equi quoted from her poem “Second Thoughts” in the collection Ripple Effect. The character Butch (Bruce Willis) quoted from
____the film Pulp Fiction (1994) written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Frantz Fanon quoted from the essay “The Black Man and Language” from ____Black Skin, White Masks. Lupe Fiasco (Wasalu Muhammad Jaco) quoted from the song “Go Go Gadget Flow” on the album The Cool.
____“I‟ll See It When I Believe It”: The character Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) quoted from the film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) ____directed by Adam McKay.
“No Passengers”: Donald Barthelme quoted from the story “Among the Beanwoods,” published in the Vol. 1, No. 1 of the Hopkins Review.
“Sex with America”: Marvin Gaye quoted from the song “Ain‟t that Peculiar.”
“Sound Culture”: Saul Bellow as quoted by Bill Moyers during a speech to the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication ____Conference on August 9, 2007. Sidney Poitier quoted from appearance on Larry King Live, originally aired May 2nd, 2008.
“Men Dies Miserably for Lack”: John B. Bogart quote printed on the welcome theater of the new Newseum (Washington, D.C.).
“Gazelle Theory”: Quote from the Warner Brothers cartoon “Roughly Squeaking” (1946) written by Tedd Pierce and Michael Maltese, directed by ____Charles Jones.
“Public Verb Agreement”: Thomas Sayers Ellis quoted from the poem “Marcus Garvey Vitamins” in the collection The Maverick Room.
“Flight School”: Joi (Joi Gilliam) quoted from the song “Gravity” on the album Tennessee Slim Is the Bomb.
“Mugabe‟s Glasses”: Excerpt from the book Dinner with Mugabe by Heidi Holland.
“What the Rapture Will Be Like”: Brigit Pegeen Kelly quoted from a personal anecdote told during a reading at the Library of Congress on April 2nd, ____2009.