Black Humor in France: for Etha (with annotations) 1

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168 When this white though healing hand Trespasses and takes command.) (Hate for friends and hate for foes Who have not endured hate’s blows Digested with the crumbs of years. What can stop these ancient tears Burning in a little face So captive in a starched embrace?) (cs. 1963) 1964 168 Black Humor in France: For Etha [*Written in Seyssins about a real incident, circumstances that show how humor can help heal the psyche. See my autobiographical essay “A Force in the Field, CAAS, Vol. 18, on this poem.*] Outshouting bathwater, whitefaced with soap, behind me doorbursting, “BOO!” right at my ear you jumped, hopping to crouch and grin as “DAMN!” went coffee sloshing. “White folks scareya, hunh?” Black only growled, but soapface pranced and crowed “think white!” “think snow!” till sip of coffee made the chuckle

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Poem written by Emanuel in 1969/1970, typed with additional notes handwritten in the margins. Dedicated to Etha, and within his own notes he claims the poem is based on a real incident. The poem details an encounter with whiteface. (Page 1)

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  • type
    Image
  • created on
  • file format
    jpg
  • file size
    636 kB
  • container title
    James A. Emanuel Papers
  • creator
    James A. Emanuel
  • issue
    BOX 5 FOLDER 12 "Whole Grain and Later Poems of James A. Emanuel (Annotated by the Auhtor), draft, part I, 1995 (2 of 2)
  • rights
    James A. Emanuel Estate
  • rights holder
    James A. Emanuel Estate
  • version
    1969/1970