Evaporating Rage

Author:	Mattox, Norm
Binding:	Paperback
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Overview

ISBN:	9781625570901
Publisher:	Black Lawrence Press
Language:	English
Page Count:	93
Publication Date:	8/13/2024
Size:	8.50" l x 5.50" w x 0.28"
Series:	N/A

Category	Subject
Poetry	African American
Poetry	Death, Grief and Loss
Poetry	Subjects & Themes

Evaporating Rage is a poetry collection in which Norm Mattox confronts anger, racial injustice, grief, identity, mortality, and the pressures of contemporary American life.

The poems examine both personal and collective experiences, particularly the emotional consequences of racism, violence, loss, and social inequality, while balancing rage with moments of vulnerability, reflection, beauty, and clarity. Mattox explores how anger develops, how it affects the individual, and how difficult experiences shape one's understanding of self and society. The collection also moves into more intimate territory involving mourning, memory, relationships, aging, and the body, giving the work an emotional scope beyond its social commentary.

Direct and observant, the poems transform experiences of frustration and pain into reflections on resilience, humanity, and the search for meaning.