


The judges’ citation for this award writes: “Jesmyn Ward’s Sing, Unburied, Sing is a narrative so beautifully taut and heartbreakingly eloquent that it stops the breath. With the announcement of the 2017 National Book Awards, Jesmyn Ward became the first woman to win two National Book Awards, the first for Salvage the Bones (2011), the second, awarded in November 2017, for Sing, Unburied, Sing (2017). Today’s my birthday.” Thirteen-year-old Jojo utters these words as Sing, Unburied, Sing, opens. I try to look like this is normal and boring so Pop will think I’ve earned these thirteen years, so Pop will know I’m ready to pull what needs to be pulled, separate innards from muscle, organs from cavities. Concurrent Degrees or Graduate Certificates.SOC 404: Community & Civic Internship Practicum.Applying Sociological Theories or Perspectives.
