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The Black Back-Ups
Poetry
1993
First Published
4.36
Average Rating
93
Number of Pages
Long-anticipated first collection capturing the faces, voices, feelings, words, and songs of the author
Avg Rating
4.36
Number of Ratings
39
5 STARS
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Author

Kate Rushin
Author · 2 books
Donna Kate Rushin, popularly known as Kate Rushin, is a Black lesbian poet. Rushin's prefatory poem, "The Bridge Poem", to the 1981 collection, "This Bridge Called My Back", is considered iconic. She currently lives in Connecticut.
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