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Author:
Jaswinder Bolina
Publisher:
McSweeney's Publishing
Date:
June 30, 2020
In his debut essay collection, poet Jaswinder Bolina meditates on 'how race,' as he puts it, 'becomes metaphysical': the cumulative toll of the microaggressions and macro-pressures lurking in the academic market, on the literary circuit, in the dating pool, and on the sidewalks of any given U.S. city.
What The Reviewers Say
... an eminently readable, tailored essay collection.
... an important examination of race in the US.
Of Color is driven by a relentless question: what to do with the life a person of color has, which is also one that is happening to him?.
Bolina’s essays don’t betray...weariness, but one may hear forbearance, tolerance—and from his tone I conclude that he believes we have the potential for broader understanding. The essays comprise responses, long articulated by Bolina (or so I imagine), that seem to have required concision and patience as well as some reconsideration on his part. As a result, these companionable essays squeeze one’s arm with the firm, fraternal pressure of a trustworthy adviser..
