This program is read by the author.An incisive new collection of poetry on political and contemporary themesI’m made of murderers I’m madeOf nobodies and immigrants and the poorand a whole / Family the mother’sliver and her lungsIn 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.
In these brilliant new poems, Tracy K. Smith envisions a sci-fi future sucked clean of any real dangers, contemplates the dark matter that keeps people both close and distant, and revisits the kitschy concepts like 'love' and 'illness' now relegated...
The Body's Question by Tracy K. Smith received the 2002 Cave Canem Poetry Prize for the best first book by an African-American poet, selected by Kevin Young. Confronting loss, historical intersections with race and family, and the threshold between ...
Winner of the 2015 Little A Poetry Contest.A journey through girlhood, self-discovery, and the little acts of violence we inflict on one another.In an astounding debut poetry collection, Cave Canem, Callaloo, and Lambda Literary fellow Ife-Chudeni A...
Narrator: Ife-Chudeni A. Oputa Published: 08/29/2017
Excerpted from the novel, Unchain My Heart - based on the inspiring true story of the songwriter who wrote the famous Ray Charles song. This piece takes you on an incredible journey through personal struggles and redemption. Overcoming odds, triumph...
Narrator: (Emmy Award Winning Actor) Kim Estes Published: 08/13/2018
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) is widely famed as one of the greatest writers of all time. He is best known for his works of horror, such as "The Tell Tale Heart." However, and this is less known, Poe also wrote many love poems. In this collection of...
James Brown. John Brown's raid. Brown v. the Topeka Board of Ed. The prize-winning author of Blue Laws meditates on all things "brown" in this powerful new collection.Divided into "Home Recordings" and "Field Recordings," Brown speaks to the way per...
In her first published work A Modern Day Black Woman's Book of Poetry Volume 1: Two Decades of Growth and Change, Shamar Starks-Ward shares heart, soul, experiences and changing points of view with her cherished audience. These poems are an unapolog...
A powerful, timely, dazzling collection of sonnets from one of America's most acclaimed poets, Terrance Hayes, the National Book Award-winning author of Lighthead
In seventy poems bearing the same title, Terrance Hayes explores the meanings of Amer...
