Poetry

Memory and reality, homeland and settlement, life and death—uncovering sacrifices, secrets, and forgiveness.

Strong, voice-driven poetry explores the broader experience of the African diaspora, and taboos within taboos.

Exploring the will to survive the existential disorientation and emotional loss resulting from fractured relationships with lovers and kin.

An imagined personal exchange with Marvin Gaye, in verse, on life in Michigan.

Reflections on grief, family, and faith set against the seasonal changes and landscapes of Michigan.

Delicate, authentic poems that oscillate between grief and joy as they explore parenthood and loss.

Majestic poems look up and out at a larger world; inviting, contemplating, deliberating, reflecting.

Blues Legacy is a collection of exquisitely crafted poems in which the blues and other forms of African American music serve as metaphors representing the spirit of determination and perseverance that characterizes African American culture.

Highlights of extraordinary collection of Canadian little magazines, small press and micro-press imprints.