Quote by: Nathaniel Mackey

Nod house turned into shout house. In the shout house memory said shut up. It said silence, misery said amen, the mule's head meant my stubborn lungs. . . I stood imagining I fell back dreaming, stuck tongue stuck in my jaw broke my jaw


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Author Bio


  • NameNathaniel Mackey
  • DescriptionAmerican writer
  • Born1947
  • ProfessionNovelist
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; National Book Award