Feed Your Mind

[9.5 stars ⭐.]

“If you can read, you can do anything—you can be anything.”

Jen Bryant tells the story of the life of black playwright August Wilson. As a boy, he learned to read when he was very young, and his mother, not well educated herself, supported him by getting him a library card. He wrote poetry for many years, working at many small jobs to allow him to spend time writing. But he found fame when he began to write plays, becoming well known for his ability to write dialogue that was true to life.

Bryant tells of the playwright's life in little bursts of stories, shaped poetry/prose. I'm a huge fan of Jen Bryant, and Feed Your Mind may be one of her best works.