1. In “No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear,” Morrison focuses on how an artist reacts to the world around her rather than on race. What voice emerges in her writings this week? Would you classify her as an African-American author, a feminist author, or as an artist?

2. What subjects and themes discussed in the poetry read for this week reflect the longstanding issues in the African American community and how do they differ?

3. What causes the friction between the two brothers in Bloodchild? Can their story be considered a reconsideration of the Biblical story of Cain and Abel?

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/no-place-self-pity-no-room-fear/
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58265/white-lies
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55930/myth-56d237f7e8011
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/147469/the-united-states-welcomes-you
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55516/sci-fi
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49763/beyond-words

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