The Only Language Common to All
Poesia Negra and Black Grammars of Solidarity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5953607 |
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| Authors | Carol Gordon (0000-0003-1951-4880, Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 513-532 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/asr.2025.23 |
| OpenAlex | W4415728595 |
| Language | EN |
Poetry played a unique role in disseminating anti-colonial thought and solidarity. I argue that the Anthology of Black Poetry in Portuguese (1958), and its circulation in Brazil, strengthen our understanding of this process. By tracing the production and circulation of this anthology as a cultural underground of decolonization, I demonstrate how its poetry articulated a grammar of blackness that resonated with the Brazilian, Thereza Santos. This grammar provided the foundation for Santos's political solidarity with the African struggles for independence from Portugal. In the end, I reflect on the legacy and limits of poesia negra as a basis for solidarity
| Highly cited | No |
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