The Gilded Auction Block

Poems

By: Shane McCrae

Narrated by: Shane McCrae

This program is read by the author.

An incisive new collection of poetry on political and contemporary themes

I’m made of murderers I’m made
Of nobodies and immigrants and the poor

and a whole / Family the mother’s
liver and her lungs

In The Gilded Auction Block, the acclaimed poet Shane McCrae considers the present moment in America on its own terms as well as for what it says about the American project and Americans themselves. In the audiobook’s four sections, McCrae alternately responds directly to Donald Trump and contextualizes him historically and personally, exploding the illusions of freedom of both black and white Americans.

A moving, incisive, and frightening exploration of both the legacy and the current state of white supremacy in this country, The Gilded Auction Block is an audiobook about the present that reaches into the past and stretches toward the future.

©2019 Shane McCrae (P)2019 Macmillan Audio

An honor to listen to a poet in his own words.

What a joy is is to listen to Mr. McCrae reading his book of poetry - to hear his cadence and his tone is to experience first hand his genius.