Bright: A Memoir

Bright: A Memoir, the first full-length essay collection from acclaimed poet Kiki Petrosino, is a work of lyric nonfiction, offering glimpses of a life lived between cultural worlds. "Bright," a slang term used to describe light-skinned people of interracial American ancestry, becomes the starting point for an extended meditation on the author's upbringing in a mixed Black and Italian American family. Alternating moments of memoir, archival research, close reading and reverie, this work contemplates the enduring, deeply personal legacies of enslavement and racial discrimination in America. Situated at the luminous crossroads where public and private histories collide, Bright asks important questions about love, heritage, identity and creativity.

Author: Kiki Petrosino

Publisher: Sarabande Books

Publication Date: Aug 09, 2022

Number of Pages: 200 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback/Biography & Autobiography

ISBN-10: 1946448923

ISBN-13: 9781946448927