Quote by: Natasha Trethewey

My obsessions stay the same - historical memory and historical erasure. I am particularly interested in the Americas and how a history that is rooted in colonialism, the language and iconography of empire, disenfranchisement, the enslavement of peoples, and the way that people were sectioned off because of blood.


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Author Bio


  • NameNatasha Trethewey
  • DescriptionAmerican poet
  • BornApril 26, 1966
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Pulitzer Prize For Poetry; Lillian Smith Book Award