Description: "A extremely memorable and affecting study of elegy - in the form of an elegy itself - delivered in three parts: sight, sound, and touch with powerful analyses of the work of major figures like Toni Morrison, Carrie Mae Weems, Audre Lorde, and even Marvin Gaye, among others"--
Review Quotes: Included in Ms. Magazine's February 2025 "Reads for the Rest of Us"
"Black Elegies has something to offer anyone who approaches with an honest heart. Writers and artists will find inspiration for their work. Photographers and filmmakers may find new ways to occupy a medium. Pastors and community leaders might draw upon Brown's insights to reimagine lament for the communities they empower. Ultimately, Black Elegies is more than a meditation on mourning; it invites readers to see, hear and touch what hides in the shadow of loss that is the Black life."--Jordan Burton, The Presbyterian Outlook