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Poetry. LGBT Studies. African American Studies. Winner, Lambda Literary Award, Gay Poetry 2015. Chosen by Don Share for Boston Globe's Best Poetry Books, 2014. Finalist, Norma Farber First Book Award, Poetry Society of America. "The poems of INSERT] BOY have need of the bodys seemingly religious belief that every sound the body makes, every word and wail, is only possible through connection to some other plane of existence. This is a lovely, voice-driven book, singing high notes sharp as a switchblade."Jericho Brown "Danez Smith lays down the gauntlet for all of us tospeak our deepest truths with more elegance, more ferocity, and almost more beauty than a reader can bear."Gabrielle Calvocoressi
I have no words for Danez Smith. Just stunning, hits you with a force I haven't felt before. Even if you're not a poetry reader, they're a good entry way to the genre. Plus, this design, this edition, this publisher gahhhh 😍
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