Roadmap

by Monica Prince

Overview

In this radical twenty-first century choreopoem, Dorian, a youngAmerican Black man, is tasked by an ancestral spirit to thwart hisinevitable murder. He traces his family tree, from his grandmother tohis offspring, uncovering secrets of sex work, self-harm, and assaultalongside snapshots of #BlackBoyJoy. Guided by The Novelist, anomniscient muse, and her troupe of dancers, Dorian must interrogatehis legacy, forgive his past, and reckon with being Black in modernAmerica. He tries on different selves and possible futures in his increasingdesperation to experience the luxury of growing old and finding solacedespite institutional racism declaring him a threat. Through the poetry,dance, and song of Roadmap, will Dorian overcome the odds or becomeanother hashtag?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781951631307
Publisher:	Santa Fe Writer's Project
Publication date:	07/01/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	98
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Monica Prince teaches activist and performance writing at Susquehanna University. Her books include How to Exterminate the Black Woman: A Choreopoem, Instructions for Temporary Survival, and Letters from the Other Woman. Born to Guyanese parents and obsessed with maxi skirts with pockets, she writes, teaches, directs, and performs choreopoems all over the country. She lives in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. Find her online at Twitter @poetic_moni or on her website, monicaprince.com.

Editorial Reviews

"Roadmap is a revelation." —Deesha Philyaw, Author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

"Prince takes us on a journey that produces an emotional response to the issues that face the Black community and urges us to take a look at our own journey through humanity." — Rhea Carmon, Poet Laureate of Tennessee 

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