These gregarious, socially conscious, and ever-surprising poems dissect, embrace and reject traditional tropes of African American literature, and then take a linguistic swerve toward Gertrude Stein. Natasha Trethewey Natasha Trethewey, who has served as both the state poet laureate of Mississippi and the U. When dogs got stuck it was because one was hurt and the other was a friend, helping it home—just like a friend. Even this, after publication, Might look alike. In the tradition of a signifying protest groove comes Heroes Are Gang Leaders.
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