The Hiram Poetry Review

Download or read book Not Without Our Laughter written by Black Ladies Brunch Collective and published by . This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry. African & African American Studies. The Black Ladies Brunch Collective's poetry anthology, NOT WITHOUT OUR LAUGHTER, (Mason Jar Press, 2017) is a collection of humorous and joyful poems, riffing on Langston Hughes's novel Not Without Laughter. It explores topics of family, work, love and sexuality. The women of BLBC believe, like Hughes, that even in these currently tense racial times, laughter and the celebration of life is crucial. Historically, it is what African Americans have done and will continue to do, no matter what challenges face them.