I Am the Rage

I Am the Rage

I Am the Rage

I Am the Rage

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If the daily, no, hourly news reports about unresolved racial tension and inequalities haven’t informed the world, then our call to attention are the poems of Dr. Martina McGowan. The succinct, sharp and direct poems in I am The Rage require us to finally confront that which society ignores. Her words, along with the beautiful illustrations by Diana Ejaita, encourage us, no, command us to “wake up.” McGowan shouts from her heart to do so before it’s too late — and we cannot afford to wait that long.

From Dr. Martina McGowan, I am The Rage is a Nautilis Award & BCALA 2022 Honor Poetry Award Winning collection perfect for fans of Amanda Gorman and Maya Angelou

Through a blend of personal experiences and shared collective pain, in I am The Rage, Dr. Martina McGowan engages readers in a vital dialogue about racial trauma and inequality. It seeks to transform outrage into understanding, and denial into awareness. It offers a voice to the unheard and the marginalized, harnessing the power of poetry to convey the complex emotions felt in the face of systemic racism.

In this powerful collection, you'll find:

  • A stirring journey through emotions in the wake of the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, the landmark Black Lives Matter protests that followed, and the ongoing attacks on the Black community
  • An empathetic and authentic examination of personal and societal grief 
  • A call to action and a testament to the strength of community
  • An exploration of the healing power of expression, acknowledgement, and mutual understanding
  • Beautiful illustrations by Diana Ejaita to accompany the raw emotion of each poem

I am The Rage serves as a mirror reflecting the shared truth of racial disparity, and a window into the lived experiences of those impacted by it.

Ideal for readers of contemporary poetry, educators, students, activists, or anyone committed to social justice and racial equality.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781728245072
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Publication date: 02/02/2021
Pages: 112
Sales rank: 186,867
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

I Am the Rage 1

Forever Lost between Sunlight and Shadow (for Breonna) 5

Motivated Forgetting 9

Human Enough 11

Navigating This Hazardous Terrain 15

Benediction Number 9 17

There Is Too Little Time 20

America's Postpartum Depression 22

In My Rearview Mirror 24

America's Music 28

Numb to the News 30

Rhetoric 35

We Still Stand (Noble and Proud) 37

A Shocking New Race War 39

How Could We Not Have Appreciated That 42

Why We Beat Our Children 47

A New Song 50

Not Again 52

Be Careful What You Ask of Me 54

Traffic Stop 56

How You Hate to Rape Me 61

Tale of Two Georges 65

America, Something Is Wrong 68

Juneteenth 71

We Are Alike, You and I 75

BIPOC 78

Spoken Words Fail Me But… 80

Cultural Upheaval 82

Today, I Cannot… 83

What Sadness We Carry in Ordinary Times 88

Acknowledgments 93

About the Author 95

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