Much of Gay’s verse is so conversational and autobiographical that a reader is almost compelled to imagine the narrative must be true. This quote-this entire poem-is problematic and not because it is a prose poem written in the form of an uninterrupted paragraph. Child support? Do you know anything about your people?" Speaker, “Some Instructions on Black Masculinity Offered to My Black Friend by the White Woman He Briefly Dated: A Monologue” My last man? He never even met his father. "What does your Hegel say about funk? Your Du Bois (pronounced Du BWAH)? See, I only date hood. The direct address to his readers is also a recurring stylistic motif oftentimes, the reader being addressed is a specific individual. He has asserted that he came up with the title for the collection before the poem and decided he had to write a poem with that title for inclusion. The line quoted above is indicative of the conversational style and autobiographical content that is a hallmark of Gay’s poetry. That collection earned the author the National Book Critics Circle Award in 2016 and placed him as a finalist for the National Book Award the previous year. “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude” is not just the title of the poem from which this quote is derived but is also the title of the collection in which it is included. Speaker, “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude” My gratitude, which includes, dear reader, We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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