SINGAPORE – Claudia Rankine, an acclaimed American poet whose works explore race, gets asked this question a lot: When will you write about something else?
“I’ve had a white man say to me that writing about race is my schtick – like it’s my routine – and (ask me) when was I going to be done with it,” says Rankine, visibly amused, via a Zoom call.
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