Acts of Resistance to New England Slavery by Africans Themselves in New England
$16Poems by Danielle Legros Georges. Perfect bound paperback. First edition, 2025.
Reviews:
New England Literary News (by Nina MacLaughlin)
WBZ (by Carl Stevens)
“In Danielle Legros Georges’ work, the dead dance across the page in light. Using found text and the voice of “Africans Themselves in New England” Legros Georges crafts lyrics in ode to resistance. She weaves defiance with the poetics and does not shy from the truth and horror of slavery. Afterall, Danielle Legros Georges makes it clear: this body of work is not about the inhumane but rather, it is the lyrical documentation of overt resistance and the declaration of life from Black and African folks who were enslaved. In couplets enriched in imagery, Legros Georges beckons us to remember. In each poem, breath is offered and suspended. My god— these poems—this poet.”
— Porsha Olayiwola