Another powerful collection by Danez Smith. Their poems masterfully combine joy and funny lines with difficult topics and sadness. My favorites, in order of appearance:
- my president
- fall poem
- the flower who bloomed thru the fence in grandmama’s yard
- my b****!
- shout out to my n***** in Mexico
- what was said at the bus stop
- for Andrew
- broke n rice
- waiting on you to die so i can be myself
- my poems
- trees!
- my n**
- notes
- acknowledgments