num_pages: 75
description: Clint Smith's debut poetry collection Counting Descent is a coming of age story that seeks to complicate our conception of lineage and tradition. Smith explores the cognitive dissonance that results from belonging to a community that unapologetically celebrates black humanity while living in a world that often renders blackness a caricature of fear. His poems move fluidly across personal and political histories all the while reflecting on the social construction of our lived experiences. Smith brings the reader on a powerful journey forcing us to reflect on all that we learn growing up and all that we seek to unlearn moving forward.
language: English
title: Counting Descent
publisher: Write Bloody Publishing