5/27/2023 0 Comments Mk asante books![]() ![]() Asante was an amazing interview. (The article appeared in the latest issue of LPR, summer 2015.) He becomes a rap poet, a filmmaker, a writer, and the youngest tenured professor in Morgan State University’s history. ![]() Buck was not my typical reading fodder: It’s the salty story, studded with rap lyrics, of a 14-year-old gone wild who liberates himself at an alternative school in Philadelphia. People offer suggestions all the time (they’re church ladies too), and I dutifully do the research, read the books and make the call. Asante, would make a good interview for the Little Patuxent Review. I was having tea with a fellow book evangelist and LPR’s on-line editor, Debby Kevin, when she mentioned Buck: A Memoir, and thought the author, M. ![]() It is being re-shared in support of LPR’s 10th Anniversary celebration.Īs a literature person, I often feel like the church lady at the door: “Hello, I’m here to tell you about a book that can save your life.” Slam.īut sometimes, someone lets you in, and sometimes, you’re not alone. This essay was originally published on October 2, 2015. ![]()
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