num_pages: 151
description: Presents a prose poem recounting the life of the American jazz singer affectionately known as Lady Day.
language: English
title: Don't Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday
titlecomplete: Don't Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 16
awards: awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Author Honor
publisher: Harper & Row