A Peculiar People

A Peculiar People
ISBN-10
1638340269
ISBN-13
9781638340263
Series
A Peculiar People
Category
Poetry
Pages
92
Language
English
Published
2022-04-26
Publisher
SCB Distributors
Author
Steven Willis

Description

2023 The Black Caucus of the American Library Association - Poetry Winner 2022 Heartland Bookseller Awards Finalist A Peculiar People creates an entire microcosm within these poems. Steven Willis crafts a cast of characters, showcasing their struggles, identities, & underlying emotions. Willis champions the art of storytelling: weaving pop-culture and screenwriting elements to allow the reader to view this social commentary with a fresh lens. This collection examines the author's life experience; the pain of being Black and facing systemic racism.

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