I'll Fly Away by Rudy Francisco

I'll Fly Away

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I'll Fly Away by Rudy Francisco

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I'll Fly Away

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2023 Midwest Book Awards Finalist
2021 Feathered Quill Book Awards Bronze Medal Winner
2021 Goodreads Choice Awards - Nominee

Language so often fails us.

In his highly anticipated follow up to Helium, Francisco has created his own words for the things we cannot give name to.

English is the shiniest hammer
I own, but it's also
the only thing in my toolbox.


Nolexi noun
no-lex-i \ nō-lek-si \
Definition of nolexi:
1: a word or phrase that does not exist or has no direct translation in a particular language


I'll Fly Away uses Francisco's invented lexicon as the palette to paint an intimate portrait of Black life in America -- one that praises joy and grace without shying away from the hard truths confronting all of us today.
Book Details
Publisher:
Button Poetry
ISBN:
9781943735693
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
124
Authors:
Rudy Francisco
Published Date:
2020-12-08
Language:
English
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About Rudy Francisco

Born and raised in San Diego, California, Rudy Francisco is a spoken word poet who completed a BA in psychology at twenty-one before pursuing a master's degree in organizational studies. He self-published the early collections Getting Stitches (2013), Scratch (2014), and No Gravity (2015). His first full-length book, Helium (Button Poetry, 2017), took a year and a half to write and was a finalist for the 2018 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Poetry Book. I'll Fly Away followed. He has performed his poems on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and appeared on TV One's Verses and Flow.

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