Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava (By (photographer)); Langston Hughes; Sherry Turner DeCarava (Foreword by)Call Number: F128.9.N3 D4 1984
ISBN: 9780999843819
Publication Date: 2018
The Sweet Flypaper of Life is a _poem_ about ordinary people, about teenagers around a jukebox, about children at an open fire hydrant, about riding the subway alone at night, about picket lines and artist work spaces. This renowned, life-affirming collaboration between artist Roy DeCarava and writer Langston Hughes honors in words and pictures what the authors saw, knew, and felt deeply about life in their city. Hughes_s heart-warming description of Harlem in the late 1940s and early 1950s is seen through the eyes of one grandmother, Sister Mary Bradley. We experience the sights and sounds of Harlem as seen through her learned and worldly eyes, expressed here through Hughes_s poetic prose. As she states, _I done got my feet caught in the sweet flypaper of life and I_ll be dogged if I want to get loose._ DeCarava_s photographs lay open a world of sense and feeling that begins with his perception and vision. The ruminations go beyond the limit of simple observation and contend with deeper meanings to reveal these individuals as subjects worthy of art.