Poetry

A collection of lyrical love poems showing Detroit’s poet laureate at the peak of her career.

Modern poems conceived first in Anishinaabemowin and then in English.

Poetry that inhabits and queers bodies and lands in an ecosomatic investigation.

An authentic voice that is reflective of the author’s sincere appreciation for poetry.

Explores the emotional and physical labor necessary to work nights as a pizza delivery driver and days as a high school English teacher.

A collection of meditations and reflections on being.

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.

Poetry that uses American folk music as a lens to investigate themes of family, art, and masculinity.

A colllection of poetic reflections on the public and private life of an American intellectual giant.