Loss is a recurring theme in Abdurraqib’s essays, which explore how music can shape our experiences of grief - as relief, as homage, and as a means of connecting our pain to a larger human experience. Abdurraqib examines the cultural implications of music with a frankness that’s both plainspoken and, at times, searingly beautiful.Īs its title suggests, “They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us” doesn’t shy away from death. Fittingly, his collection of essays, “They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us,” combines the best elements of poetry and criticism. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Hanif Abdurraqib has made a name for himself as both a poet and a music critic.
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