I Think I’m Ready to See Frank Ocean
by Shayla Lawson
Publication Date: Mar 15, 2018
List Price: $19.99
Format: Paperback, 96 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9780989979788
Imprint: Saturnalia Books
Publisher: Saturnalia Books
Parent Company: Saturnalia Books
Paperback Description:
Each poem of I Think I'm Ready to See Frank Ocean riffs on a Frank Ocean song, paying homage to the man but also investigating oceans, The Ocean, and the similarity between heartbreak and break beats by blending Frank Ocean's musical catalog with personal narrative and social critique. I Think I'm Ready to See Frank Ocean builds upon historicized representations of Ocean's career in ekphrasis, carefully examining the intent of each composition as a metaphoric parallel to Black American legibility.