And this is one of those poems, in which David ... and lost trying to be there for my own children, for the relatives I love but don’t call enough. And “Hold Hands,” like some of our most ...

In this self-reflective and candid fourth collection, Wallschlaeger (Waterbaby) explores the Black female experience in formally varied poems (crisp couplets, prose poems, and some that use ...

The book-length poem Brand New Ancients, also published by Picador, won the Hughes award for its blend of music and verse and also works best in performance. But with Hold Your Own, edited by poet ...