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Brown is blessed to be blood-linked to such a shrewd and singular soul, and the poet\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es mix of monologue, myth, and unbridled mayhem paints a picture of a proper Southern lady who is just-well, unforgettable.\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Patricia Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFanny Says\u003c\/em\u003e, Nickole Brown distills the whole of America into one woman: bawdy, loving, racist, battered, healed, and gorgeous with determination. Our country has no history that does not touch the South. Our divisions are our unions. Here, Brown unleashes a voice returned to teach us a lesson. Reader, fair warning: you can\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003et hide from Fanny. You will be changed by this book.\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Rebecca Gayle Howell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003eBrown’s sprawling sophomore collection is a lyrical biography of and tribute to her wise and irreverent southern grandmother. Along with a memorable lesson in the use of the word ‘flitter,’ what’ll stick most is this book’s unknown ‘word for all things left unbroken, a word for breakable yet unbroken things.\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—NPR Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003eIn a voice that is both authentic and colloquial, Brown tells the story, without sentimentality or cliché, of her grandmother Fanny. . . . It’s rare to find a book of poems that reads like a well-plotted page-turner, each poem propelling the reader into the next, each poem filled with story and song. 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It is in essence one long poem—138 pages—chambered like a heart and pumping language like blood to every stanza throughout this single, vital organ. Though Brown has written these words down, the oracular qualities of her grandmother, Frances Lee Cox—her distinctive way of speaking, idioms and regionalisms, malapropisms and profanities all—manifests so entirely that the reader is not really reading but listening as this monumental, multi-generational narrative unfolds.\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—The Rumpus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003eMany of us find it difficult to tell our family stories—no surprise, as they are usually loaded. One of the accomplishments of \u003cem\u003eFanny Says\u003c\/em\u003e is its skillful and unapologetic confrontation of the shamelessness of Brown’s people—and sometimes ours. . . . 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