race poems

If Only

Rattle / November 11, 2013

for Willie Edwards If only it hadn’t been 1957 in a wooded area near Alabama, but it was; or missing […]

Rattle / October 18, 2013

When the mayor, who is black (our second), reviewed the subdivision plans, he asked about lighting, curbing and lot size,

Rattle / October 11, 2013

If venetian blinds hung crooked, or dishes lay piled in the sink, if empty shoes sat strewn around the floor,

Rattle / October 1, 2013

Not to belong anywhere in particular means somehow an ability to go anywhere in general, but always as a tourist,