The Devil's Garden

The Devil's Garden

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<div><br><ul><li><b>Winner of the 2002 New York / New England Award </b></li><li><b>Selected as one of the "Five Best Books of Poetry in 2003" by <i>Black Issues Book Review</i></b></li></ul><br><br><br>Using musical allusion and metaphor, juxtaposing history and autobiography, Matejka navigates a triracial identity. In these poems, having too many heritages means having no heritage at all. As a result, cultural identifiers--be they afros, war paint, or William Shatner--take the place of identity. Vibrant narrative lyrics use image as riff, syllable as note, to improvise on a personal history severed from tradition.</div>