![]() ![]() There isn’t a single throwaway poem in Homie. ![]() In fact, Smith does more than that: they make us their friend, especially those of us who, as people of color, have faced a different set of struggles. In Homie, Smith opens their heart and their past and invites us all in to take a look. It’s also a superb collection of poetry from one of the most interesting and unique voices in contemporary literature. Homie, which is the title of this book only for the uninitiated, is a celebratory dance, a slap in the face of complacency, and an invitation to a revolution. Hands, dry and stretch their skins, build the drums, call everyone together forĪ party, and then play the drums while dancing in a house built of words thatĬan withstand a hurricane, the weight of history and racism, and a collection Here we go.īeat of their own drum they slaughter magical animals of oppression with their ![]()
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