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She Has a Name (Stahlecker Selections) Paperback – October 1, 2013

by Kamilah Aisha Moon (Author)

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With unrelenting yet tender honesty, She Has a Name tells the story of a young woman with autism from multiple points of view. The speakers in these poems―sisters, mother, father, teacher―seek to answer questions science can’t yet answer, seek to protect the young woman, and seek to understand what autism means to their own lives as well.

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“A fierce love undergirds the poems in Kamilah Aisha Moon’s moving debut collection . . . She Has a Name is resonant in its grappling, wise in its recognition that what threatens to render them each undone is also inextricably part of what binds them to one and other.” (Natasha Trethewey)

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A Cave Canem Fellow, KAMILAH AISHA MOON has taught at Medgar Evers College, Drew and Adelphi University, and lives in Brooklyn.

Product details

Series: Stahlecker Selections
Paperback: 84 pages
Publisher: Four Way Books (October 1, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1935536346
ISBN-13: 978-1935536345
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 8.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
Average Customer Review: 6 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,312,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #736 in Books > Literature & Fiction > African American > Poetry
- #2046 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Women Authors
- #6930 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Regional & Cultural > United States

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Alarie Tennille

Giving Autism a Voice

May 4, 2014

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Kamilah Aisha Moon writes poignant, accessible, engaging poems no matter what the topic, but SHE HAS A NAME goes way beyond being another collection of good poems. Moon opens the door to her family home and introduces her sister with autism, “1 in 150 now.” She shows how the condition also affects the other sisters, father, mother, teachers, bosses, bullies and, in the end, changes our world.

In our society, it’s taboo to speak of personal heartbreaks. Moon writes, “…I’m from the South, a suburb/where Grief pulls the shades first, stays home if indecent.” Fortunately, she is also a poet and loving sibling who recognizes she must give voice to a sister “with a native tongue of one.” Moon is equally frank in telling of childhood fights (“Her honor saved,/gauze and hydrogen peroxide fizzing/in broken skin.”) and in exposing her adult guilt (“Each visit home frays me,/the price I pay for being able to drive away.”)

Moon never wallows in self-pity. Instead, she invites us to the world family reunion where we each wear a name tag, have a story to tell, and claim each other.

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A labor of love for 'She Has A Name'!

November 3, 2013

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It is a personal journey of a sibling, whom, through prose examines the complexities of growing up with an autistic sister and the impact this has on her other sister and the family. It is her vision and she admits that there are many ways to view their journey. It is done with love and is reality based as she experienced it. A must read.

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A most important and moving book

November 29, 2013

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A powerful book — it will move you deeply, and some poems will stay with you long after you have read
them…

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Buy this book right now

December 6, 2013

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Ms. Moon writes about her experiences and her family in such a gifted and heartwarming way. Her poetry is so profound. This is a great read.

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July 5, 2016

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amazing!

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Beautiful book!

November 14, 2013

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Ms. Moon is a compassionate, insightful poet. Everyone who knows someone who has autism should read this amazing way of gaining in understanding.

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