Raw Sugar is a collection of poetry and prose that turns the gaze outward to the world. It is a critical analysis of experiences in contemporary society without the typical American filter. Raw Sugar is direct and confrontational with a sensitivity and compassion that Red Summer is known for.

Book Description for We Created These FoodsStep into a delicious journey through history with We Created These Foods! This vibrant children's book celebrates the creativity, resilience, and brilliance of Black people who shaped American cuisine. From crispy fried chicken to sweet potato pie, from gumbo to barbecue, the flavors we love today are rooted in traditions passed down through generations.Through colorful illustrations and joyful s...

The calm before and after the storm. Rest in the Mourning is a steady and profound stream of conscious thoughts and emotion. Documenting unhealthy relationships and why the heart ends up in the hands of those deemed unworthy. It speaks to the heart's ability to hold on to relationships that no longer deserve our energy as well as what happens when we are ready to let go. Rest in the Mourning is about self-care and self-love.

A collection of beloved poems about women from the iconic Maya AngelouThese four poems, “Phenomenal Woman,” “Still I Rise,” “Weekend Glory,” and “Our Grandmothers,” are among the most remembered and acclaimed of Maya Angelou's poems. They celebrate women with a majesty that has inspired and touched the hearts of millions.“Phenomenal Woman” is a phenomenal poem that speaks to us of where we are as women at the dawn of a new century. In a clear voice, Maya An...

Langston Hughes electrified readers and launched a renaissance in Black writing in America—the poems in this collection were chosen by Hughes himself shortly before his death and represent stunning work from his entire career.The poems Hughes wrote celebrated the experience of invisible men and women: of slaves who "rushed the boots of Washington"; of musicians on Lenox Avenue; of the poor and the lovesick; of losers in "the raffle of night." They conveyed that exp...

Rich in religious and artistic imagery, Trouble the Water is an intriguing exploration of race, sexuality, and identity, particularly where self-hood is in constant flux. These intimate, sensual poems interweave pop culture and history—moving from the Bible through several artistic eras—to interrogate what it means to be, as Austin says, fully human as a “queer, black body” in 21st century America.

A finalist for the 2015 National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle AwardIn How to Be Drawn, his daring fifth collection, Terrance Hayes explores how we see and are seen. While many of these poems bear the clearest imprint yet of Hayes’s background as a visual artist, they do not strive to describe art so much as inhabit it. Thus, one poem contemplates the principle of blind contour drawing while others are inspired by maps, graphs, and assort...

All of the published poetry of James Baldwin, including six significant poems previously only available in a limited editionDuring his lifetime (1924–1987), James Baldwin authored seven novels, as well as several plays and essay collections, which were published to wide-spread praise. These books, among them Notes of a Native Son, The Fire Next Time, Giovanni’s Room, and Go Tell It on the Mountain,brought him well-deserved acclai...

Alicia has to cope with disappointment after another candidate has been chosen; poems in Haiku.

"I once asked God for the world. He placed it upon my shoulders. I suppose that means it's mine."Through the gift of written word you are invited into a sundry universe. World On My Shoulders is the beginning pages to a clandestine diary. Shared with you are many pieces of this best selling author's zealous soul.This vast selection of poetry is diverse in every sense of the word. You can indulge in everything from spiritual (The Day Will Come)to the common broken heart (Ove...

Electric Arches is an imaginative exploration of black girlhood and womanhood through poetry, visual art, and narrative prose. Blending stark realism with the fantastical, Ewing takes us from the streets of Chicago to an alien arrival in an unspecified future, deftly navigating boundaries of space, time, and reality with delight and flexibility.

Supermarket Senryu is an eChapbook of Japanese senryu/haiku form poetry inspired by things that happen in a supermarket.