"This is an anthology of poems in the Age of Trump—and much more than Trump. These are poems that either embody or express a sense of empathy or outrage, both prior to and following his election, since it is empathy the president lacks and outrage he provokes. There is an extraordinary diversity of voices here. The ninety-three poets featured include Elizabeth Alexander, Julia Alvarez, Richard Blanco, Carolyn Forché, Aracelis Girmay, Don ..."
"Furious Flower: Seeding the Future of African American Poetry is an anthology of poems by more than one hundred award-winning poets, including Jericho Brown, Justin Philip Reed, and Tracy K. Smith, with themed essays on poetics from celebrated scholars such as Kwame Dawes, Meta DuEwa Jones, and Evie Shockley. The Furious Flower Poetry Center is the nation’s first academic center for Black poetry. In this eponymous collection, editors Jo ..."
Incendiary Art by PatriciaSmith Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2019 by Bloodaxe Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-78037-471-0, ISBN: 1-78037-471-2
"Incendiary Art confronts the tyranny against the black male body and the tenacious grief of the mothers of murdered African American men. Dynamic sequences, including a compelling chronicle of the devastating murder of Emmett Till, serve as a backdrop for present-day racial calamities and calls for resistance. With impassioned eloquence and a sharpened focus on incidents of national mayhem and mourning, Patricia Smith reinvents the role ..."
Lucid Dreaming An Explorer's Guide by PatriciaSmith Paperback, 115 Pages, Published 2019 by Conscious Living Media ISBN-13: 978-0-578-52846-5, ISBN: 0-578-52846-0
"The word lucid means mentally clear or conscious awareness in a dream. Achieving the awareness of self and the ability to know you are dreaming while dreaming is the official definition of Lucidity. However, there is low lucidity and high lucidity. We want to achieve high lucidity where we can actually control the dream. Not just achieve awareness."
"The SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS is six-time Academy Award Winner Billy Wilder's recreation of the struggles and success o Charles A. Lindbergh, the pioneering flyboy who, like test pilots and astronauts to follow later, had he "right stuff" of aviation heroism.
On May 21, 1927, he world changed. "Lucky Lindy" landed outside Paris. People who previously criticized air travel and its limitations now suddenly praised its never-ending possibilit ..."
"Down to the River is a collection of twenty crimes stories that take place on or near American rivers from some of the strongest voices in crime fiction writing today. As these stories show, rivers are not only sources of life; they can also be scenes of murder and revenge. All twenty stories have been generously donated by the writers to show their support for American Rivers, an organization that truly understands America would not be ..."
Distant Suns Ser. Distant Suns - Mettle by PatriciaSmith Paperback, 199 Pages, Published 2019 by Independently Published ISBN-13: 978-1-07-074051-5, ISBN: 1-07-074051-9
"Following the extinction of life on Earth, less than six thousand human survivors are attempting to build a civilisation on their new home world of Kavorec."
"Leafy sea dragons may look like a plant and swim like a sea horse, but they aren't a plant or a sea horse (or a dragon). Pictures of these unique beautiful creatures will captivate the reader as they learn about where leafy sea dragons live, how they reproduce, what they eat, how they use camouflage, and how to protect their habitat.This beautifully written book includes pictures of leafy sea dragons, maps, and information on the Great ..."
"The Preparation and Trial of Medical Malpractice Cases treats a case as a continuous process, from interviewing the client to closing argument. It offers comprehensive coverage of the questions surrounding health maintenance organizations, including case law on the right to sue an HMO as well as its participating physicians. You'll find discussion of: how to recognize a meritorious case; the doctrine of alternative liability; the eviden ..."
Snowball Investing Wealth That Won't Retire When You Do by PatriciaSmith Paperback, 206 Pages, Published 2018 by Apples Of Gold Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9600785-0-9, ISBN: 0-9600785-0-9
"Is your financial future melting away? When middle-class American Pat Peoples Smith was suddenly faced with a family member’s health crisis, she was confronted with her own crisis: as a single woman, she was unprepared for retirement or any unforeseen health crisis that might come knocking at her door. Snowball Investing traces Pat’s financial footprints as she digs her way out of debt and begins to rebuild her future portfolio one fina ..."
"What was really at the heart of her altering the signature naija-threaded-style
Mama would coif every morning after she ate a bowl of gaari and fried plantain?
Snickering during lunch was overt. Gangs would laugh at the Nigerian princess.
Chastise tailored African prints fresh from Aba she would rock. Don't knock her
until you've traveled dusty roads in her snakeskin shoes. She straightens to fit in,
hacks away bulwarks. Kitchenett ..."
Incendiary Art Poems by PatriciaSmith 112 Pages, Published 2017 by Northwestern University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8101-3434-8, ISBN: 0-8101-3434-9
"Winner, 2017 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist, 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Winner, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in the Poetry category Winner, 2018 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award Winner, 2018 BCALA Best Poetry Award ..."
Incendiary Art Poems (Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award) by PatriciaSmith Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2017 by Triquarterly ISBN-13: 978-0-8101-3433-1, ISBN: 0-8101-3433-0
"Winner, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in the Poetry category Winner, 2018 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award Winner, 2018 BCALA Best Poetry Award Winner, 2017 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner, Abel Meeropol Award for Social Justice Finalist, Neustadt International Prize for Literature Finalist, 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry One of the most magnetic and esteemed poets in today’s literary landscape, Patricia Smith fearless ..."
Just Friends Based on a True Story by PatriciaSmith Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2017 by Mindstir Media ISBN-13: 978-0-9988740-8-1, ISBN: 0-9988740-8-6
"This is not the typical love story of two best friends falling in love by the end of the book.This is the true story of two friends who passionately drove each other to the ground, which becomes typical when both of them have mental issues that involve drugs and alcohol. No one ever tells these stories probably because they’re too messed up to do so."
"Saturdays are special for Janna. That's when she and Granddaddy spend the whole day together. Walking down the street with Granddaddy is like strolling through a kingdom with a king. He knows everyone, and everyone knows him. Best of all, Granddaddy and Janna always head for her favorite place in the world—Terrell's barbershop. There, Granddaddy and his friends are kings in barber chair thrones, and Janna is a princess, showered with lo ..."
"The essays in this volume of Honors in Practice run the gamut from assessment to gardening, from hard data to soft earth, from quantitative analysis to experiential learning. The range and depth of this spectrum reflect the multiplicity of perspectives and approaches that honors education offers to its students, its home institutions, and its geographic, cultural, and social contexts. The variety of research and pedagogy in these essays ..."
"Rhythm and Resistance offers practical lessons about how to teach poetry to build community, understand literature and history, talk back to injustice, and construct stronger literacy skills across content areas and grade levels from elementary school to graduate school. Rhythm and Resistance reclaims poetry as a necessary part of a larger vision of what it means to teach for justice."