Robin coste lewiss electrifying collection is a triptych that begins and ends with lyric poems considering the roles desire and race play in the construction of the self. The central panel is the title poem, voyage of the sable venus, a riveting narrative made up entirely of titles of artworks from ancient times to the presenttitles that feature or in some way comment on the black female figure in western art. Fantastic, absolutely deserving of the national book award this past year. In the center of the collection is the title poem, voyage of the sable venus, an amazing. At the final national book awards ceremony see also finalists for this award.
Get a jump on poetry month in april by hearing robin coste lewis give a free talk about her 2015 national book awardwinning poetry collection voyage of the sable venus at 7 p. See more ideas about national book award, national book award winners and nonfiction. Thomas stothard was a highly prolific artist and book illustrator. She is known for her book, voyage of the sable venus and other poems, winner of the national book award for poetry. The awards were founded in 1950 by the american book publishers council, american booksellers association, and book manufacturers institute. Voyage of the sable venus and other poems by robin coste lewis.
Make room on your tobereadthe 2017 national book awards longlist is here. Robin coste lewiss voyage of the sable venus is a meditation. Be the first to ask a question about voyage of the sable venus and other poems. Your reading list just got longerthe 2017 national book. Debut poetry collection knopf, 2015 books, literature, poetry, africanamerican, women, art history. Our authors and our treasured longstanding good fortune with the annual national book awards continued wednesday night in downtown manhattan, as colson whiteheads the underground railroad won the 2016 prize for fiction. Time may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. The collection is an absorbing and moving meditation on the sable venus and other images of black womanhood that are scattered through the pages of history and linger with us today. She is the author of voyage of the sable venus, winner of the 2015 national book award for poetry.
Parts i and iii feature autobiographical and personal. Voyage of the sable venus, and othe poems robin coste lewis winner of. Lewis recently won a national book award, is a taut book of responses to lunatic cultural ideas of many sorts. Inspired by sandro botticellis fifteenthcentury masterpiece the birth of venus, stothard presents an african woman the sable venus standing on a halfshell, attended by cherubs, being towed by dolphins to the americas. In the center of the collection is the title poem, voyage of the sable venus, an amazing narrative made up entirely of titles of artworks from ancient times to the presenttitles that feature or in some way comment on the black female figure in western art. Robin coste lewiss electrifying collection is a triptych that begins and ends with lyric poems meditating on the roles desire and race play in the construction of the self. Now in paperback, this national book awardwinning debut poetry collection is a meditation on the black female figure through time. Robin coste lewis reads poems from voyage of the sable venus. The title poem, 79 pages long, is named for an image by british painter thomas stothard. Tender and masterful opening and closing poems bookend the archival, lyric masterwork, voyage of the sable venus, at the. Her debut collection, voyage of the sable venus, which won the national book award in 2015, is a. Voyage of the sable venus is broken into three parts, marked with roman numerals i through iii. At the final national book awards ceremony every november, the national book foundation.
Lewiss book is a thrilling aesthetic anthem to the complexity of racea full embrace of its pleasure and horror, in equal parts. Robin coste lewis, the winner of the national book award for voyage of the sable venus, is the. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide. Winners of the national book award in poetry powells books.
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Voyage of the sable venus and other poems reframes the black figure, most specifically the black female, by pointing out the borders of black beauty, black happiness, and black resilience in our canonical visual culture. Voyage of the sable venus national book foundation. Voyage of the sable venus and other poems wikipedia. The national book award has been one of the most celebrated prizes since 1950. Voyage of the sable venus and other poems is the debut collection of poetry by robin coste lewis, published in 2015 by alfred a. Our 2017 reid writer is robin coste lewis who won the 2015 national book award for poetry for her book voyage of the sable venus. National book award for poetry 2015 robin coste lewiss debut collection, voyage of the sable venus, explores how the black female body has. See more ideas about national book award winners, national book award and books.
Last friday, all of the national book awards longlists were finally released into the world. National book awards, annual awards given to books of the highest quality written by americans and published by american publishers. She is a provosts fellow in poetry and visual studies at the university of southern california. Robin coste lewis read poems from her book voyage of the sable venus on mon, mar 6. Here are the finalists for the 2015 national book awards. National book award winner robin coste lewis fierce and arresting poetry has its roots in compton. She was a finalist for the international war poetry prize, the national rita dove prize, and semifinalist for the. Her debut book of poetry, voyage of the sable venus 2015, received the national book award for poetry and is also the. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Robin coste lewis is the author of voyage of the sable venus knopf, 2015, a national book award winner.