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I almost always enjoy reading poetry and this book was no exception. “On Trespassing” was one I could really relate with. Will talks about inheriting his father‘s land one day even though he hasn‘t earned it. He hasn‘t lived with the land the way his father has. He chose to live a life in the city. Yet the land is a deep connection with his father and he will still want that in his life when his father is gone. Beautiful.

Powerful poetry.

Book 218/265 7/20/19

My wife is shaped like I married
a man, not a memorial. Not a headline.
Not another Facebook movement.
She is shaped like don‘t you dare. Don‘t you dare bleed out
in some car they don‘t think you deserve. Or
on some asphalt so hungry for your bones.
My wife is shaped like you make it home.
You make it home.

My father grew up in Ohio and doesn‘t understand why the South is supposed to scare him.

⭐️4/5
A great collection of poetry by a significant member of the spoken word scene on life as a black man in America with commentary of the treatment of women as well. The poems are personal and touching even as someone who isn‘t a person of color.

January #poetrychallenge2018 update
I finished 3 poetry collections this month: Milk and Honey for #travelingbook and 2 #arc from #netgalley
My favorite was William Evans! He is a performance poet from Ohio and you can find his works like “My Wife is Shaped Like” on YouTube too🎤 More info below👇

Continuing #litsypartyofone with more poetry!
#netgalley #poetrychallenge2018 #pocauthor

My Button Poetry order arrived!! If you don‘t follow them on Facebook, you probably should. Clips of poets reading their work usually makes my day!

While the title makes you think this book revolves around Evans' daughter, it really focuses more on growing up & being black in America. Evans looks at what young black men deal w/ as well what fathers go through. You can feel his pain, his anger, & his sense of disenfranchisement.

Evans joins many other spoken word poets in publishing a book. I've been a fan of Button Poetry for a while now & am glad they are getting these out into the world.